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ALEX Lesson Plans Subject: Social Studies (5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Using Primary Sources to Uncover the True Thanksgiving Story
Description: This is an interdisciplinary inquiry-based lesson that focuses on critical thinking. Students are introduced to the true story of the first Thanksgiving with the reading of a NCSS Notable Trade Book Thanksgiving: The True Story. Working in cooperative learning groups, students use primary sources to evaluate the accuracy of the Thanksgiving story currently told in many history textbooks. This lesson teaches students the importance of using primary sources to construct accurate understandings of historical events. Extensions in this lesson also integrate science and technology.
Subject: Science (8 - 12)
Title: The Legend of the Mummy’s Curse- Fact or Fiction?
Description: This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson used to introduce the scientific method to students. Students will make a prediction on whether they think the curse is true or false. Students will listen to a podcast describing a scientific investigation of the curse. Students will then research the Mummy’s curse using the internet and answer questions about the investigation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Cats, Dogs,and Dragons. Oh My!
Description: This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson on Heredity and Traits. Students learn about the basics of Heredity through a virtual tour and then work to create their own dragon based on the inheritance of traits.(Adapted from ASIM).
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Terrestrial Biomes of the World
Description: This is a technology-based Biology lesson on the Biomes of the world. Students will work in groups and research an assigned biome. Students will use Photo Story 3 to create a digital presentation of their biome.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Graphing is Great!
Description: Students will explore graphing individually and in groups. They will also use an interactive activity to discuss slope and intercepts. To assess the lesson, students will use the floor tiles in the classroom as a large sheet of graph paper to graph with slopes and intercepts.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: What are You - Prime or Composite?
Description: This lesson is on factors and greatest common factors. The students will view presentations on prime numbers, composite numbers, and prime factorization (some using factor trees).
The students will participate in interactive games on various websites, and discover by using their initials in their name, if they are prime or composite.
Subject: English Language Arts (11), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Harlem Renaissance Authors and the Impact on the 21st Century
Description: As part of a study of the Harlem Renaissance, students will do research on a Harlem Renaissance author. Individually, students will use websites to gain information about the author and the author's impact in literature and society. Students will relate writings from the author to issues found in the 21st century. Students will then create a photostory of the author to be shared with the class.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: You Don't Taste the Way You Look!: Understanding Mimicry
Description: This Evolution lesson uses edible materials to demonstrate how a mimic acquires survival advantage. This particular lesson provides students an easy approach to learn and retain this information.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: What Happened To Your Eye?: An Eye Stimulation eLab
Description: This is a virtual lab that investigates the effects of damage to eye muscles and nerves on the motion of the eyes. This lab is extremely realistic. This activity can be done as a whole class or as a demonstration.
Subject: Social Studies (12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: How Are We Living?
Description: In this lesson, students collaborate to research economic systems of the United States and two other countries. Students will collect, evaluate, and synthesize information to create a multimedia presentation that compares economic systems of assigned countries, how these systems affect various factors that influence quality of life for its citizens.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 12)
Title: The World of Integers
Description: The objective of this lesson is for students to review the basic operations of rational numbers – Integers. This lesson is design as a technology-based project; webquest, that focus on adding and subtracting integers with the extension of multiplying and dividing integers. This lesson requires students to focus on how integers are used in real world situations.
Subject: Social Studies (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Happy Constitution Day
Description: Students work in groups to create presentations answering who, what, when, where, why, and how questions concerning the U.S. Constitution. Presentations will be used to create digital Constitution Day Program.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Adding Up Stats
Description: In groups, students will conduct surveys and collect the data from their surveys. Then they will analyze the data and create various methods of displaying the collected data.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Digital Senior Memory Book
Description: Students will design a digital story that will consist of their memories and thoughts from their whole life. After the students finish the digital book, the book will be combined into a digital presentation to be shared at a senior luncheon.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Translating in Your Own Words: Pride and Prejudice
Description: Students will work in groups to select a "scene" from Pride and Prejudice and translate the scene into contemporary English.
Subject: Social Studies (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Court Reporters
Description: Students will research assigned Supreme Court cases and write a case summary. Students will create podcasts of their summaries. Summaries will be added to class website for future students to access.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Traveling Around The Unit Circle
Description: This lesson is intended to review the key ideas associated with trigonometric functions.The design of this lesson provides a collection of reproducible activities to be used in a classroom setting where students have varied backgrounds / experience with trigonometric functions.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Genetic Disorders Group Activity
Description: In this group activity, students will use the Internet to research genetic disorders. They will choose one and design a pamphlet which outlines background information about the disorder, symptoms of the disorder, state whether or not the disorder is hereditary, discuss possible treatments (if any), and the patient’s prognosis. Each group will present their disease/disorder to the class.
Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 10)
Title: This is my life!
Description: This assignment requires you to write about your own life, your family, and the things that are influencing you so far in your personal journey. The result will be a short autobiography of your own…and hopefully a little more self-knowledge to take with you as you consider your journey in the years to come.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: The Art of Solving One and Two-Step Equations - A WebQuest
Description: This lesson is on solving one and two-step equations. Students will watch interactive video clips that provide a step by step process to solving equations. Students will also visit interactive websites that provide games for solving equations.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: Which way do I go, George, which way do I go?
Description: This lesson will explore the process of graphing inequalities on a number line. It will also explore writing an inequality when given a graph.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Social Studies (2 - 3)
Title: Sailing the World on the USS Alabama
Description: This inquiry based lesson gives students the opportunity to acquire and practice map skills while applying the knowledge to real life experience based on the USS Alabama Battleship.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Wild Water Adventure
Description:
Students will learn how a system of equations can be used to find the best use of information to make decisions in real-world situations.Students will work in groups of 3s or 4s to develop a system for the best buy on tickets at a water park. The lesson is also designed to help students develop a budget or a plan when their spending money is limited. Students will find that sometimes group prices or working as a team will help them save money.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Dinosaur Fossils
Description: Students will enhance their understanding of fossils. Students explore fossils by creating their own fossil imprints using Play-Doh and Plaster of Paris.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: All squared up!
Description: In this AMSTI 5 E lesson plan students will be engaged in an investigation to discover the patterns in squared numbers then be able to apply the concepts needed to evaluate the expression.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Counseling and Guidance (K - 12), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12), Health Education (7)
Title: Cell Phones: Immoral, Illegal, or Just Plain Rude?
Description: Cell phones, love them or hate them, most everyone (especially students) think they can't live without one. Lines for usage are blurred for students who have no memory of never having a portable phone to use. This lesson is designed for upper middle and high students to examine ethical, moral and health issues involving cell phone use.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Now, where did THAT come from? Deriving the Quadratic Formula
Description:
Generally, teachers expect students to memorize the quadratic formula and to know that you use it after exhausting all other means of solving a quadratic equation, i.e. as a last resort. This technology-based lesson is designed to assist students with deriving the formula on their own. Students must first be familiar with complex numbers and the process of “completing the square.”
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Learning from LIMBO
Description: Using a limbo set, students will participate in learning about perimeter and area of a rectangle. Students will explore how the area and perimeter changes as the limbo pole is lowered.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: As if numbers weren't complex enough already!
Description: After years of being told that they couldn't take the square root of a negative number, you introduced your students to imaginary numbers. And, now, you have the nerve to expect them to go eagerly into the world of complex numbers? This lesson will introduce students to performing operations with complex numbers.
Note: This lesson is deisgned to be completed as a computer lab activity utilizing both small and whole group instruction.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: Talking in Circles
Description: The students will identify parts of the circle including center, radius, diameter, chord, and arc.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: Maybe… Maybe Not
Description:
In Maybe…Maybe Not students will explore and investigate components of probability. This lesson will enable students to develop understanding of a likelihood line and apply events to the line.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: It’s in the Bag!
Description: It’s in the Bag will allow students to explore basic principles of probability. Students will investigation the likelihood of a certain color cube coming out of a bag. Then proceed to write word problems involving the plausible outcomes.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
Description: In this inquiry-based lesson, students will discover the formulas for the surface area of pyramids and cones.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Properties of Multiplication
Description: This lesson will introduce students to three of the four properties of multiplication. It will provide practice for students to identify and distinguish between the properties, and solve multiplication problems using each property.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: How Low Can You Go?
Description: In this lesson, students will identify and locate numberspostive and negative numbers, including decimals and fractions on a number line.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8)
Title: M & M's Probability (extension of M and M's Math)
Description: The activity incorporates the M and M's Internet Website into a probability activities involving the most prevalent colors. This lesson allows students to create virtual bar graphs with M and M's.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: What's the Difference? Subtracting Integers
Description: In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this lesson will actively engage students to subtract positive and negative integers. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for understanding integers. Students will play board games, use the Internet to play interactive games, and watch videos about subtracting integers.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Great Plant Escape
Description: This is a Webquest that is designed to introduce students to plant science. Activities enhance student's math, science, language arts, social studies, music and art. There are many options in this program. Choose any or all of the suggested activities for your class. Many activities are for students to work independently and some are for group work.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6)
Title: Misleading Graphs Are Da'PITS!
Description: In this interactive lesson, students will discover how creating an incorrect graph will display misleading information. Through viewing and discussing a variety of graphs, the students will identify 5 components that graphs must contain to be accurate. The students will explore a variety of graphs and examine them to determine if the graphs are misleading.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Social Studies (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Commercial Elections- How televisions ads influence citizens
Description: This is a hands-on, technology-based U.S. Government lesson in which students will view a series of political television advertisements from the 1950s-2000. Students vote on which presidential candidate has the best commercial after each set. Advertising strategies are identified and discussed as a class. Students categorize commercials by strategies used. The most and least effective strategies are identified.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Science (2)
Title: The Magic of Water
Description: Students will use the Internet to learn about the water cycle by accessing various web sites. Students will create a document including pictures relating their knowledge about water and the water cycle.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Laws of Exponents
Description: During this activity, students will review the laws of exponents. They will demonstrate their knowledge by creating an interactive computer game or a podcast.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (3)
Title: Shapes and Lines of Symmetry
Description: Students will observe lines of symmetry found in nature, traffic signs, letters of the alphabet, and certain shapes. Students will also cut out shapes and draw lines of symmetry. Great websites are provided for those that need enrichment or remediation.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Transformations on the Graphing Calculator
Description: Investigate transformations through use of a graphing calculator and then using graph paper.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (1)
Title: Patterns, Patterns, Everywhere
Description: An interactive lesson on teaching about patterns and finding patterns in the environment.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (2), Social Studies (2)
Title: How Many Times Did You Add That?
Description: After watching the video clip of the Hershey's plant, students will use grid paper to investigate multiplication as repeated addition.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Weight vs. Capacity
Description: This lesson will introduce students to measuring weight, mass, volume, and capacity using metric and cutomary units.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (6)
Title: Let's Go Fishing for Positive and Negative Integers using the Coordinate Plane!
Description: This lesson will actively engage students in a fishing tournament that uses ordered pairs to catch fish. As students begin to catch the hidden fish, they will find a relationship between the integers in the ordered pairs. By identifying the coordinates of a point on the Cartesian plane, students will earn points by catching minnows, mackerel, red snapper, or sharks. Extension activities include Interactive games, board games, and videos. Your students will have fun listening to a fishing song.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Calculating Elapsed Time with Time Rulers
Description: Students will explore their prior knowledge of time, discuss fractional parts of an hour, and use a specialized time ruler to calculate elapsed time for real life situations.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Career Technologies (9 - 10)
Title: History of Math as We Know It
Description: Students will ne researching a famous mathematician to create and present a presentation on him/her and his/her contributions to mathematics. Students will contribute their research content to a class wiki.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2), Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Digging In For Dirt Day!
Description: This lesson is managed through stations that students will rotate around every 20- 30 minutes. Each second grade teacher conducts one station. Parent volunteers can also be used to manage stations. Students will use an auger to gather soil, produce a soil painting, make a dirt cup to represent layers of soil, do a Shake It Up! activity to examine how soil settles, and examine local soil.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: A Piece of Pi
Description: This lesson uses graphing to help students understand that pi is a constant and is the slope of the line graphed on a circumference vs. diameter graph.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8), Arts Education (7 - 12)
Title: Cartoons and Scale Drawings
Description: This lesson will lead students to understand the concept of scale drawings. The students will artistically and mathematically enlarge a cartoon.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 5)
Title: Surviving in the World!
Description: After learning about the survival traits of the chameleon, students will work in groups to research the survival traits of other animals on the Internet and will create a slide show using the collected information to share with the class.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
Description: This lesson is virtual dissection of Owl Pellets. This interactive website gives the option of dissecting pellets from many kinds of owls. This would be great to use before actually dissecting, because it would help student learn to identify the bones before the actual dissection.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Science (3)
Title: Waste Not, Want Not
Description: The students will take a look at the different items that they come in contact with everyday. The students plan ways that they can reduce items that need to be recycled.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Fibonacci Poetry
Description: Students will review the Fibonacci sequence and compose poems with the number of syllables in each line corresponding to the the numbers of that sequence.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What's Your Guess? (Probability)
Description: This lesson will allow the student to experience a series of informal comparisons, The student will explore the chances of various outcomes of an event. The student will use vocabulary associated with probability.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (1)
Title: A Rockin' Investigation
Description: By using the resources on this web-based activity, students will gain an understanding of the rock cycle including how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks form.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8), Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Introduction to Banking
Description: This activity will introduce students to the topic of banking. It is a hands-on lesson in which the students will be writing checks and deposit slips and keeping up with a check register. It is a technology-based lesson that uses interactive websites as well as a presentation to enhance the lesson. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Wired for Learning
Description: As part of a unit on electrical circuits, students will work in collaborative groups to create a video of how to construct parallel and series circuits. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 7)
Title: Circles All Around Us
Description: In this lesson, students will estimate several dimensions of circles in everyday objects. Students will use the metric and customary systems for their estimations. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Painting the Pyramids
Description: The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a square pyramid. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a square pyramid. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total surface area of the solid.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Easy Equivalent Measures
Description: Easy Equivalent Measures is an exciting, engaging lesson that will make this unpopular, hard skill EASY for your students. We will use Input/Output charts to demonstrate our knowledge of equivalent measures. This lesson will support the needs of all your diverse learners.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 7)
Title: Are You INTEREST-ed?
Description: In this lesson, students will explore simple interest through the use of studying loans and savings accounts. The students will generate the formula I=P x r x t to calculate simple interest on loans. Students will become familiar with "positive" and "negative" effects interest has on real-life applications.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fraction Find!
Description: Students will explore fractions through an interactive website. They will apply this knowledge while finding shapes with equivalent fractions.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (2)
Title: A Scents-able Solution
Description: Students will use a variety of math operations to create a flower bouquet within a budget.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Popcorn - Bucket or Box?
Description: In this exploration, students will apply their knowledge of finding volume and surface area of cylinders and rectangular prisms. Students will make recommendations to the local movie theater after determining which package is cost effective. Students will support their decision through a presentation.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Shape Makers
Description: In this Five E’s AMSTI lesson, students discover relationships between shapes. Students discover multiple ways to combine shapes to fill the area of a given shape using real and virtual pattern blocks, and share their solutions with peers. Children create puzzles for a partner and play an online game to reinforce their learning.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (3)
Title: Using Sign Language to Write Four-Digit Numbers in Words
Description: In my experience, children love to learn and experiment with sign language. In this lesson, children will learn numbers 1-100 in sign language and will use that knowledge to sign four digit numbers to be written in words.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (1)
Title: Show Me the Money
Description: In this lesson, students identify coins, describe their attributes, learn their value, and count like coins. Students view an interactive web lesson that provides practice. Concepts are taught using songs, poems and games.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Family Ties: Parabolas
Description: This lesson allows students to manipulate the parameters while using the vertex form of the equation of a parabola to see the effects on the graph. The spreadsheet can be altered for other functions.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 6), Science (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Scaling Down the Solar System
Description: In this lesson students will work collaboratively to gain a better understanding of the vastness of space by scaling down the solar system.
This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (K), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fraction Fun
Description: The students will participate in a hands-on lesson about dividing a whole object into parts. They will also practice simple addition.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (K - 2), Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Away We Go!
Description:
Students will survey various classes about the type of transportation that delivers them to school. Students will then combine data and with the help of a teacher create a virtual graph.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Mathematics (4), Social Studies (4)
Title: A Time To Travel!
Description: Students will research how transportation has changed throughout the years. Students will construct a timeline of transportation through the years.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Promise of a Seed
Description: In this lesson, students will plant seeds, record the changes, and connect the relationship of seeds to plants. This lesson should be taught at the beginning of plant unit.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Shadows and Indirect Measurement
Description: This lesson will allow students to measure shadows to compute heights indirectly. They will set up and solve a proportion to find the height of a light pole on campus.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Sweethearts and Data Analysis
Description: This activity uses boxes of Sweethearts for students to gather data. They will perform computations and use their data to create a circle graph, frequency table, histogram, and line plot.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (K), English Language Arts (K)
Title: Making Measuring Meaningful!
Description: This activity helps students recognize that measuring tools can come in many different shapes and sizes. The student's will develop creative-thinking, math, and social skills as they use nontraditional and traditional measuring tools.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: "Electron"-ic Battleship
Description: The students will play a game of Battleship on the Periodic Table to review electron configuration of the elements.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: May the Force Be With You!
Description: The goal of this lesson is to provide students with hands on experiences, while learning about magnets. This lesson engages students in experiments which explore magnet use. An emphasis is placed on open-ended questions which encourage students to ask questions to each other.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Acres Away!
Description: In the lesson students will use a matrix to determine the area of a triangular piece of land. The student will be supplied with state plane coordinates and conversion information to calculate the area and then convert to acres.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Types of Chemical Reactions and Predicting Products
Description: The guided inquiry activity enables students to identify the five basic types of reactions - synthesis or composition, decomposition, combustion, single replacement and double replacement. Students will also begin to predict the products for each of these types of reactions. The activity was developed in cooperation with Michelle Holdbrooks of Thompson High School (mholdbrooks@shelbyed.k12.al.us).
This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Rolling, Rolling, Rolling
Description: This activity allows students to review their knowledge of monatomic and polyatomic ions. After rolling the ion dice, the students will write the correct chemical formula and name for the compound "rolled".This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Searching Solid Shapes
Description: Students will identify solid shapes and work in groups to search for solid shapes (sphere, cylinder, cube, and cone) that have been hidden on the playground. They will create a photostory about their shape to be displayed on the class's webpage.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Great Golly Graphs
Description: This activity allows students to create their own survey question and ask people around the school to see the results. Students will take the results and display it in several types of graphs. The class will also discuss biased graphs and survey questions.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (K - 2), Social Studies (K - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Continent Jump
Description: Students will learn about animals that live on all seven continents. Students and teachers will use websites to learn additional information about the animals from various continents.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Balancing Chemical Reactions
Description: Students will participate in a guided inquiry activity using manipulatives to learn how to balance chemical reactions. This activity was developed in cooperation with Michelle Holdbrooks at Thompson High School (mholdbrooks@shelyed.k12.al.us).This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (7)
Title: Wear Your DNA Necklace!
Description: DNA extraction is a necessary and routine step in many biotechnology procedures, such as DNA fingerprinting. Students will observe the properties of DNA by extracting the molecule from their own cheek cells. If possible, students should not eat or brush their teeth before this lab.
This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8)
Title: Nifty Nets
Description: During this activity, students will create nets for prisms. They will find the volume and surface area of the shapes. They will also use interactive activities to review three-dimensional shapes.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Order Of Operations Competition
Description: This activity will bring a fun an interactive way to get extra practice with the Order of Operations. Students will play a game that allows them to set up problems and calculate answers using the Order of Operations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Mathematics (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Up or Down? (Rounding Numbers)
Description: This is a lesson in which students identify and demonstrate usage of the rules for rounding numbers to the nearest 100. Once the rules are internalized the students can extend the process of rounding number to 99,000,000.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (7)
Title: Make a Pizza Garden With or Without Hair!
Description: This lesson provides an opportunity for students to learn about plants while growing their own garden of herbs and vegetables for a class pizza. This project will allow students to grow everything for a pizza except the dough, mozzarella, and pepperoni. Divide the class into the hair group and the no-hair group to gather data on the effects of using human hair as a fertilize base while exploring the processes of photosynthesis, parts of plants. and characteristics of life.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: S'mores - Limiting & Excess Reactants (Reagents)
Description: Students will use manipulatives that represent the ingredients for S'mores (graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate bar) to determine the limiting and excess reactants (reagents) for making S'mores. The students will extend this to preparing hot dogs for guests at a party and then relate the concept to an actual chemical reaction.This lesson is modified from a lesson by Rick Moog (POGIL project) and in cooperation with Michelle Holdbrooks at Thompson High School.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: "Shape Up or Ship Out"
Description: In this activity, students will identify shapes that architects use to build houses. Students will then explore these shapes by building a model "dream" home.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: "Fantastic Fractions"
Description: The students will use sugar-free Gummy bears to identify fractional parts of the whole. The students will create a graph using the information obtain.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Camouflage Predation Challenge
Description: Through this simulation, students will understand the role of camouflage in keeping animals from attracting attention of their predators. Using newspaper and patterned wrapping paper, students will construct two habitats. Students will then compete in timed hunts to spot and collect objects within the habitats and will graph the results of their hunt.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Arts Education (6 - 8)
Title: Tessellations
Description: This activity will introduce, explore, and create tessellations. The students will view samples of art made by tessellating shapes. They will also create their own piece of art by choosing a tessellation.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Party Planner
Description: In this activity, students will work in groups to plan a party. Students will work with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals to pay for their party supplies. Students will create a multimedia presentation to the class about the party supplies they decided to purchase.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (2)
Title: Souper Scooper
Description: This hands-on, inquiry based lesson is an extension of the AMSTI Science Module, Solids and Liquids. Students use nonstandard units to measure beans in a soup mix. Students predict how many beans will be in a scoop. Students group beans by ones, tens and hundreds and complete a chart of their work.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Investigating and Discovering Input & Output Patterns!
Description: This lesson will investigate the patterns involved with Input & Output charts. The students will explore this concept through engaging, inquiry based activities. You will be able to meet the diverse needs of all your learners.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: What’s in a Box?
Description:
The class has been contracted to work for a box factory. They are to make cube shaped jewelry boxes. Students determine how many different nets are possible and then analyze the resulting cubes. This real-world situation helps to develop students' spatial visualization skills and geometric understanding.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Explorations in Place Value
Description: Explorations in Place Value is an interactive math mini-unit that incorporates the use of children’s literature, mathematical learning stations, and small group instructional strategies to reinforce basic principles of place value and to teach students about writing large numbers in expanded notation.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Imaginary numbers? What do you mean imaginary?
Description: Is it any wonder that students are suspicious? We lead, sometimes drag, them through Algebra I insisting they must follow the order of operations. We make them learn the "hard way" of doing an assignment one day only to show them the "short cut" the next. We give them difficult equations that require what appears to be nothing less than magic to solve. The one reality to which they've managed to cling is what "someone" told them a long time ago. . ."You can't take the square root of a negative number." Just when students are convinced we've been making all of this up all along, we introduce imaginary numbers.
This lesson is designed as a computer lab activity. If you're looking for a more traditional classroom activity, please see this lesson developed by Jerry Weeks: http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=11364
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Let's Get SCIENTIFIC with Numbers!
Description: Using calculators, students will write and interpret large and small numbers using scientific and calculator notation. This exploration will also help students to develop an understanding of the ways exponents are used in writing and multiplying large and small numbers using scientific notation.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (3)
Title: Fractions on a Number Line
Description: As students master the concept of the number line, they may be curious about where fractions would fit on a standard number line. Students will work cooperatively to explore the possibilities where fractions lie on number lines. Students will also work independently to extend and enrich their new knowledge of fractions on number lines.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
Description: As a hands-on lesson, the students will recognize the correct usage of the order of operations. In groups, the students will work cooperatively to discover the importance of following step-by-step instructions and apply that knowledge in solving algebraic equations by correctly using the order of operations.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (3), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Let's Go Shopping!
Description: This lesson will give students practice with adding and subtracting money using a calculator. It will provide them an opportunity to determine savings using a store coupon, and determine the change they should recieve when making purchases using $1.00 and $5.00 bills.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: What do we have in Common? Discover the properties of the diagonals of quadrilaterals.
Description: This inquiry lesson explores the definitions of quadrilaterals and the properties of the diagonals of quadrilaterals to classify quadrilaterals. Students will work cooperatively to justify conclusions.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: Positively F.U.N. ! (fantastic, unique, and noteworthy) ways to idenitfy and add positive and negative integers)
Description: This lesson will actively engage students to identify and add positive and negative integers. In cooperative groups, students will discuss everyday vocabulary that will activate students' existing background knowledge and set the purpose for understanding integers. Students will integrate new information with prior knowledge.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Hip to be Square
Description: This lesson will guide students through the discovery of naming square roots of perfect squares. Students will build squares and determine the side lengths to notice the relationship between the side lengths and the area of the squares. This could be a hands-on or technology based activity.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Midpoint of a Line Segment.
Description: Investigate finding the midpoint of a line segment and derive the formula for the midpoint of two points on a coordinate plane.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Share and Share Alike (Equal Parts)
Description: This Five E’s AMSTI lesson plan equips students to divide an object into equal parts. A story and interactive whiteboard activity about sharing food demonstrate the idea of equal halves of circles, after which students attempt to half squares and rectangles, and explain their findings to the group. Finally, children divide paper and electronic pizzas into 3 and 4 equal parts.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: What's the Chance?
Description: Students engage in opportunities to label events that are likely, unlikely, certain and impossible.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Why do we need measurement tools?
Description: This lesson will explore the need for standard measurement tools. It will engage the students and promote critical thinking and reasoning. This is a lead in lesson to conversions.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1)
Title: Guess My Shape
Description: The students will make the connection between 2-D and 3-D shapes using modeling clay and geometric solids and participate in an interactive web lesson. Students will make predictions about what 2-D shape they think will be made when they press 3-D solids into modeling clay. They will then check their predictions.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Cutting the CHEESE
Description: The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a triangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a triangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total surface area of the solid.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1), Arts Education (1)
Title: Who's Line Is It Anyway?
Description: In this lesson students will learn about line of symmetry in real life objects. An interactive web lesson is used to engage students and give a multitude of real life examples with some interactive practice. The lesson also includes an art activity in the extension.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Dartboard Probability
Description: In this lesson students will find probability of events presented in a geometric context.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Polynomials Divided by Monomials
Description: Investigation of division of polynomials by mononials.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (1)
Title: Rockin' Around The Clock
Description: This lesson will introduce students to the clock and telling time to the hour.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Arc Lengths and Sector Areas
Description: Students will work in cooperative groups to discover the relationships between arc length, central angle measure, and circumference. They will also discover the relationship between circle area, central angle measures, and sector area. Students will share their discoveries and create formulas for calculating arc length and sector area. Then they will practice these skills in a journal entry and solving a real-life extension.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8)
Title: "Movin' On Up"
Description: Students will use their knowledge of scale factor to enlarge a picture to scale. They will then use PhotoStory to create a collage of their pictures.
This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (1)
Title: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
Description: Students will have the opportunity to learn names of many parts of the human body and how they helps the body function healthy. Students will put a skeleton together to create a full human body.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5)
Title: "Ridin' Along In My Automobile"
Description: Students will research prices of used cars to discover how automobiles lose their value over time. Students will create a chart to record their information, use their chart to graph their data, and find measures of central tendency of their data. Students will present their findings and discuss the results.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4)
Title: You Scream, I Scream, We all Scream for Ice cream !
Description: Fun and yummy lesson to do on a sunny spring afternoon. Have the students take a poll of their favorite choice of ice cream and create a bar graph showing the information.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: What’s That Coin?
Description: This Five E’s AMSTI lesson prompts students to pay close attention to the details on each of the four U.S. coins as they learn the coin names. Students watch a video clip about the differences in the coins, sort real coins by attributes, and describe details observed on each coin during this activity. Student knowledge of coin names is cemented during a large group electronic coin sorting and naming activity. Finally, small groups graph collections of coins.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: 100 More Hungry Ants
Description: Students will investigate what happens to the number of ants at a picinc when 100 more ants arrive at the picnic. They will explore this concept using a slide presentation followed by a partner game.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Exploring Prime Numbers
Description: Exploring Prime Numbers is a hands-on, minds-on math lesson that engages students in the discovery of prime numbers through the construction of multiplication arrays. Students then extend on their background knowledge of multiples and their new understanding of prime and composite numbers to complete an Eratosthenes’ Sieve.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Geometric Mean and Indirect Measurement
Description: In this inquiry-based lesson, students will work in groups to gather measurements needed to approximate the height of a building. Students will discover how geometric mean can be used to find the lengths of missing sides of right triangles.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8)
Title: Pump Up the Volume
Description: In this lesson, students will be required to generate a formula for volume of a rectangular prism. Students working in cooperative groups will use prior knowledge for finding area of a rectangle to determine the "amount of area in a rectangular prism" they have created with a stack of cards.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Thinking outside the "BOX"
Description: The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a rectangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a rectangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total surface area of the solid.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Mathematics (1)
Title: I Want My Half- An Interactive Lesson Introducing Fractions
Description:
In this lesson, the children will identify parts of a whole using modeling clay, participate in an interactive web lesson, participate in an interactive web game, and construct a fraction poster. The activities are used as instructional plans to help students better understand shapes and parts of a shape up to a whole.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Time Flies By!
Description: Students will review time by representing given times on their classroom clock. They will then work individually or with a partner to explore elapsed time problems using a clock and interactive software.
This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Subject: Mathematics (K), English Language Arts (K)
Title: What Can Shapes Be....
Description: This is a hands-on lesson that will help students explore shapes in their environment. Students will work in diverse groups to complete this activity. Students will make a class book of their findings.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (K), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Shape of Things!
Description: With this lesson, students will recognize and use the 4 basic shapes to create objects that they find in their enviornment. The students will then use their "shape creation" and recreate it on the computer.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Can you survive in the real world?
Description: Living in the real world is expensive and sometimes hard for a new college graduate to adjust to. This lesson will allow students to see the importance and need of budgeting money. Students will have to make choices and research different budget areas. Can they survive in the real world?This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8)
Title: Don't Compound the Problem
Description: Students will be able to determine the probability of a compound event. Drawing on their knowledge of simple probability to find the probability of more complex outcomes. Students will create a poster, PowerPoint, booklet, or foldable to display the process of calculating a compound probability.
Subject: Science (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: From Egg to Chick
Description: This lesson is intended to help students realize that they can learn much about eggs/chicks or any animal through careful observation. They will become familiar with the importance and proper care of eggs/chicks, whether on a farm or in a classroom hatching project.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: How Tall Is Hagrid?
Description: This activity uses data collection method for students to mathematically compute the height and shoulder width of the character Hagrid from Harry Potter. Students will measure their own heights and shoulder widths to come up with a class average. They will use this average to find an approximation of the size of Hagrid.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Math at Dinner!
Description: Each group of students will use word processing software to create a restaurant menu complete with food titles and prices. Groups will then exchange menus and use the menus to order a meal. Each student will total their meal, add 10% sales tax, 15% gratuity and figure their change from $20.00. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Aquarium Project
Description: The class is given money to purchase fish for a class aquarium. Students must use the size and lifestyle requirements for the fish to decide which type to buy. Students must present their proposal to the principal in a letter.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Burn Baby Burn!
Description: The students will review the concepts of electromagnetic spectrum, properties of light, and the transition from ground to excited state of electrons in atoms. In laboratory groups, the students will identify the characteristic light emitted by excited metallic ions and use their results to identify an unknown metallic ion. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8)
Title: My Favorite Number
Description: The activity allows students to review many of the number theory concepts. Students will pick a composite number write verbal expressions about the number, find the factors, prime factorization, list multiples, draw a cartoon character of the number, and write a word problem. The purpose of this activity is to be a review of the number theory topics taught during middle school.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: And the Point Is???
Description: Students will identify and describe the parts of a coordinate grid. Students will explain how to find and graph ordered pairs on a coordinate grid. Using a word processing program, students will create a coordinate grid activity sheet.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Introduction to the Light Microscope: The Virtual Microscope
Description: This is a Microscope Internet Lab that can be used as a virtual lab for a whole class or as a make-up lab. The virtual microscope is a little more complicated than the microscope that are used in the labs but it will not be difficult to use.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8)
Title: Hanging Out with Prime Factorization
Description: During this lesson, students will review factors, prime and composite numbers. Students will also create a mobile that show the prime factorization of the number of their choice. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: How Sweet It Is
Description: As part of the study of Matter, the students will determine the density of standard percent sugar solutions through hands on experimentation. In laboratory groups, students will graph a standardized curve of the experimental data. The students will use the standardized curve and experimental data obtained in the laboratory to interpolate the percent sugar in the different soft drink samples.
This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (K - 1), Mathematics (K - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: To Push or Pull, That Is The Question?
Description: In group students will learn to identify pushes and pulls. Students will learn how a push or pull will affect various items.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: $100 Picture
Description: This is a lesson where collaborative learning groups are used to explore perimeter and area of an irregular figure using pattern blocks. This lesson should be used after students have already had some experience with finding the perimeter and area of a figure.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Building A Cell: Edible Cell Project
Description: Students will create an Eukaryotic cell from materials that they can eat. Students will need to have a lesson on the types of Eukaryotic cells and its organelles before they complete this assignment. Students will construct these projects at home and present them to the class. Pictures will be taken of the students and their Edible cell. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 6)
Title:
Human Ordered Pairs
Description: Students will work in collaborative groups to create a life-size Cartesian plane and insert themselves as the ordered pairs.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (7 - 8)
Title: Genetic Babies
Description: Students will explore Gregor Mendel's laws of genetics in this lesson. Students will be paired in male and female groups. If girls and boys can't be evenly divided, same sex students can be paired to represent research scientists. Different candy will represent alleles for various characteristics. Students will combine dominant and recessive traits to determine the phenotype and genotype of their genetic babies. The genetic baby will be designed and displayed for peers to view.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Social Studies (8)
Title: Equations Gone Crazy
Description: In this lesson, students will work with one-step and two-step equations. They will create and solve both types of equations. Students will also research ancient number systems and write, solve and check their equations using the ancient number system of their choice.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Ping Pong Madness
Description: In this lesson, students will use their knowledge of 3D shapes to create packages for ping pong balls. They must create small, medium and large packages that are cost effective and stack easily. They will make nets of the their packages and find the volume and surface area of each. Students will present the information using a multi-media presentation and a spreadsheet software. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Maybe - Maybe Not (Probability Introduction)
Description: This is a beginning lesson on the concept of probability. Through a series of informal comparisons, the student will explore the chances of various outcomes of an event. The student will use vocabulary associated with probability.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Average Middle "Schooler"
Description: In this lesson, students will work in groups to find the average middle school student. They will measure members of the group, find the average, and convert to different units of measure. Students will also conduct a survey and display the information in graphs.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Beyond the Earth Part II
Description: A continuation of Beyond the Earth Part I. As part of a unit on the solar system, students will choose a component of the solar system to research. Students may use a variety of resources such as the Internet, books, and reference materials. Once the research is complete, students will work in collaborative groups to design travel brochures using a desktop publishing program.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Beyond The Earth Part I
Description: Students will access prior knowledge of the solar system by completing a graphic organizer. After participating in a teacher lecture and whole group discussion, the students will work in collaborative groups to create a computer-generated drawing of the solar system. Students must label each part and write a brief description of it.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (K - 1), Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Wheels All Around
Description: Students will use skip counting to see how many wheels visit the school during specified times in one day.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (4)
Title: This is How We Roll!
Description: Students take on the role of engineers who need to design a roller coaster. They will explore the history of roller coasters, the different types, and the many things that can affect the success or failure of a roller coaster. Finally the students will use a variety of Internet resources to guide them as they create their own roller coaster and test it for success. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 6), Science (5), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Questioning NASA
Description: In this lesson students will work collaboratively to explore the "Big Question" that led up to this lesson was "Why are there two solid rocket boosters used to launch the space shuttle instead of one with the same amount of fuel?"This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Science (1), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: How Fast Can You Go?
Description: Students will experience force and speed by constructing model cars in cooperative groups. The students will explore ways to move their cars at different speeds. Each group will do a PhotoStory describing their cars.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Discovering Pi
Description: This lesson allows students to discover the number Pi. By measuring real life objects, students will get to see where the number Pi comes from as well as how the circumference formula is derived.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: What's the Matter - Concentration Game
Description:
What’s the Matter? is a guided inquiry lesson on classification of matter, physical and chemical properties, and physical and chemical changes. There are two parts to this lesson: (a) concentration game for definitions and (b) concentration game for matter classification, physical and chemical properties, and physical and chemical changes. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Social Studies (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Lost Towns of Marshall County, Alabama
Description: Students will create computer models based both on contemporary maps and primary sources to explore the role of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s hydroelectric projects in altering more than 75 miles of the natural landscape and in displacing communities along the Tennessee River.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Science (4)
Title: Geometric Shadows
Description: Students will identify objects as translucent, transparent, or opaque. Upon seeing the shadow of the opaque object, students will identify the geometric figure created by the shadow.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Which Came First, Ice Cream or Refrigeration?
Description: As students begin their study of states of matter, this hands-on activity demonstrates how the interaction of a solid and a liquid can reverse the initial state of each material.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Body Tissue Lab
Description: Students will complete a virtual lab on Human Body Tissues. This lab can be found by going to http://wps.aw.com/bc_marieb_ehap_8/25/6525/1670654.cw/index.html and clicking on "Histology" under the "Chapter Features." In this lab, students will be in groups of two in a computer lab. Students will go to the website listed above to view and draw specific body tissues that are outlined in the student e-lab that they will have to download. At the end of the assignment, students will make a portfolio of their tissues. Students will be assessed using a e-rubric that they will also have to download.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (2 - 3)
Title: Let's Get Going!
Description: By doing this lesson the students will have the opportunity to explore transportation firsts. By exporing this information, the students will make a timeline charting the year when the forms of transportation were invented.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: 3,2,1…Spinoff
Description: As part of the study of Space, the students will do research on and create a podcast/vodcast about spinoffs developed from space exploration. In groups, students will use various websites to acquire information about technological advancements that have been made over time. Groups will then write scripts and compose a podcast/vodcast to be shared on the school’s website.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: The Class Quilt
Description: Students will design a 12 inch quilt square consisting of geometrical shapes.They must use their knowledge of fractions and polygons in order to create an exact 12" by 12" square.Students will use knowledge of area of a figure in order to create a quilt using their squares.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Battleships
Description: This lesson is designed to review and reinforce three methods (graphing, substitution and elimination) of solving systems of linear equations. The students will work together and independently to find the solutions to systems of equations that simulate the linear path of the battleship and the path of the battleships’ torpedo. If the solution exists then we will be able to determine if one battleship might be able to sink another. (Shared with permission of Twyla Fryer.)This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (2 - 3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: We Are Family!
Description: This is a fun way to incorporate fun with addition and subtraction fact families. The students will have fun matching facts and making a happy home.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), Science (7)
Title: Is the Cell Membrane Semi-Permeable?
Description: As part of the study of the cell, students will perform a three day hands-on inquiry to determine if the cell membrane of an egg is semi-permeable. Students will work individually or in groups as they explore the functions of the cell membrane. Students will create a lab report using the scientific method. The program Excel or any other comparable program will be used to assist students with developing graphs and charts in for the data section. The Internet will be used to assist student in exploring illnesses associated the malfunctioning of the cell membrane.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Wheel of Fortune and Probability
Description: This activity will lead students to discover a real life application of probability. This activity utilizes various skills, such as data organization, data analysis, and probability computations. Students will work in cooperative groups to complete the lesson.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Mathematics (7)
Title: Credit Cards Are "Interest"ing
Description: Students will create a credit card, focusing on appealing terms and slogan. They will use their credit card to go on a shopping spree. The students will receive a "BILL" to discover/discuss the effects/application of simple interest.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: I'm Into Money!!!
Description: Many students come to third grade needing to review and/or be retaught counting money and making change. This lesson will begin with a review of counting money. It will then introduce making change.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Exponents and Division
Description: This activity will introduce the exponent and division rule, the zero exponent rule, and the negative exponent rule. Students will make a human fraction to discover the division rule for exponents. The lesson will also introduce various interactive sites for reviewing exponent rules.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Exploring Slope
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to help students see the real world application of slope. The students will view a movie clip of slope, calculate the slope of stairs in the school building, and analyze results.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: How Wide is My World?
Description: Students will learn how to gather information, design, and create a presentation, publication, and a web page that reflect a desire for the students to make a difference in their world. Essential components of each multimedia will be demonstrated. Final products will be created and presented to their classmates for evaluation.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Dressing the Part
Description: Dress code requirements in business and school are always a controversial topic. In this project students will research the value of dressing appropriately for a variety of settings to include business and school. They will research various Internet resources and use the data collected to analyze how this may have impacted the dress code requirements of their school system and create a dress code brochure with their student body as the audience.
This is a Commerce and Information Project.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12), Career Cluster Electives (9 - 12)
Title: Who Am I? What Have I Done? Where Am I Going?
Description: This is a project-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the creation of a digital career portfolio. This lesson is only a guide based on the requirements from a Career Tech Student Organization.
This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Students will use the same rubric throughout the process to maximize learning opportunity.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Marketing Your Business
Description: Marketing is the activities of a company associated with buying and selling a product or service. It includes advertising, selling, and delivering products to people. In order to successfully market and sell your products and /or services to customers, it is necessary to have a marketing plan. A Marketing Plan should address the 4 P’s of Marketing: Product, Place, Price, and Promotion. Students will produce a marketing plan using the marketing mix (4 P’s) for a fictitious business they have created. This is a Commerce and Information Technology project-based lesson plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12)
Title: If You're Working With My Money...
Description: In this lesson, students will handle money by opening a cash fund, arranging the money in a cash drawer, make change, and reconcile the cash drawer at the end of a business day. After learning the procedure for handling and reconciling the cash drawer, students will write a job description for the position. This is a commerce and information technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Our Business
Description: Students (working with a partner) will create a business. This project can be used at the end of the year as a major project or divided up into smaller lessons. Project incorporates all of the content standards.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: How much will this lifestyle cost?
Description: Students will create a detailed monthly budget using a spreadsheet. The budget will depend on an individual’s earning potential as determined by career choice and education.
This is a project-based, Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Visual Merchandising in a Box
Description: Students will analyze and critique print and broadcast media to discern how to attract customers and maximize sales potential, creating an understanding of customer buying habits. As the culminating project, students will use a shoebox as a mini-storefront to create an attractive display by choosing type of display, knowledge of buying habits and promotional concepts. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Christmas Creations
Description: Students will create their own Christmas ornaments and gift labels. Students must be able to set up the formatting for these documents appropriately using graphic design software. (Please also see project-based lesson plan attachment.)
This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: English Language Arts (9), Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Do You Know How?
A Technical Manual for Using Highly Technical 21st Century Devices
Description: Students will write in a technical genre. "Technical writing conveys specific information about a technical subject to a specific audience for a specific purpose. The words and graphics of technical writing are meant to be practical: that is, to communicate a body of factual information that will help an audience understand a subject or carry out a task." —Michael H. Markel Director of Technical Communication Boise State University Portions of this lesson were adapted from Micron - Writing in the Workplace. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Project-Based Lesson Plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12)
Title: Financial Lessons From A Hurricane
Description: Students will participate in Katrina’s Classroom curriculum provided by the Federal Reserve Bank. The lesson emphasizes the importance of being prepared for a financial emergency. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Career Plans
Description: The project will consist of Internet research and Modern Language Association (MLA) style reports created in Microsoft Word. Each student will create their own report. This project will give students an opportunity to increase their knowledge about their career choice. This is a Commerce and Technology Information lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: My Career Plans Presentation
Description: Students will research a career of their choice. A PowerPoint presentation will be created and presented to the class. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Preparing for Tax Day
Description: This unit is to expose students to different types of earnings, determine gross earning, calculate payroll deductions, and net pay. This project will have students journalize payment of payroll, employer payroll taxes, and payment of payroll tax. Also, students will research tax tables and complete federal and state tax forms. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: What is Commerce and Information Technology, FBLA and DECA? Kiosk It!
Description: Students will set up a kiosk which has been created to display a multimedia presentation about the school's Commerce and Information Technology Department and student organizations. The kiosk demonstration may take place during the school's Open House, Freshmen Orientation, etc. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Project-Based Lesson Plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Snail Mail or E-Mail Blast! Which Proves More Effective?
Description: Students will use business letters and email to recruit professional members for the Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) using the Chamber of Commerce member listing. This lesson plan is targeted toward Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). However, this lesson could be adapted by any CTSO.This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: "Real World" Promotional Campaign Experience
Description: This Project Base Learning Experience offers a variety of learning experiences for the student. The project allows "real world" experience in creating a Promotion Plan for an actual Business/Organization. Student will present their project to the Business/Organization. Students will be introduced to identifying target markets, determining media use, preparing a budget, and developing a timeline for a product or service. Students will develop an advertising campaign for a actual group/company/organization.
THIS IS A COMMERCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LESSON PLAN.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Correspondence for the Real World
Description: As future employees, students should be aware of the various forms of business correspondence. Students will learn how to use wizards and templates from a word processing software to create business letters. This project allows students to research a career of interest and use real-world data to compose letters of inquiry requesting information from individuals in the community that are actively employed in the career field that they are interested in. This is project-based, Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Is My Checkbook Balanced?
Description: In this lesson, students will write checks, complete and record deposits, reconcile a bank statement, journalize bank statement transactions, and check for errors. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: CTSO Recruitment for the “Tech Savvy”
Description: Career Tech Student Organization (CTSO) should be an integral part of Commerce Information Technology courses. This lesson will allow students to take an active role in promoting their CTSO organization. This lesson is an ideal teamwork activity in which students teams will be responsible for creating a Marketing Pamphlet utilizing photo’s taken from previous and current year activities.
This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: What is Entrepreneurship?
Description: Students will explore entrepreneurship by visiting various websites and conducting research. They will also take an online quiz “Are You A Born Entrepreneur" to determine if they have the characteristics most associated with successful entrepreneurs. Individual projects will be prepared for presentation based upon their findings using Blabberize or Voki’s.
Subject: Information Technology (9 - 12)
Title: Warning! An Identity Theft Brochure
Description: Create a brochure that warns young adults about Identity Theft and Phishing. This brochure is created from information from the FDIC website. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Sharing Original Nursery Rhymes (Distance Learning)
Description: Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, students will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization, puppet show, illustration/book, PowerPoint, etc.).
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: A Car for College?
Description: In this lesson, students will create a budget and project savings for 2 years. They will project using their savings to purchase a car for graduation. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Shakespeare's England
Description: As a preface to Romeo and Juliet, mixed-ability student groups (chosen by teacher) will complete a technology-based lesson on Shakespeare's England. Students will research topics on Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan England. Upon completion of their research, groups will compile, prepare, and present their information to classmates in a PowerPoint presentation.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: PowerPoint for Beginners - A Show About Me
Description: Students will use multimedia products to create and present "A Show About Me" to the class. The students will learn how to use PowerPoint software to create a 5-slide slideshow and use this to give an oral presentation with PowerPoint as their visual aid.
Subject: Arts Education (2)
Title: Wax Crayon Mosaics
Description: This lesson will allow students to create a mosaic design. Attention will be drawn to pattern and color choice. Students will have experience with 3D art processes.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Let's Build a Keyboard!
Description: Keyboarding for young children with short attention spans can be hard to teach. In order to create an exciting atmosphere, the class will build a classroom keyboard character. Children will learn about basic parts of the computer. The class will build a keyboard character to display in the classroom. The children will also use Type to Learn, Jr. in order to learn early typing skills.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Digital Book Talking: Promoting a School-Wide Appreciation for Literature
Description: Students will work collaboratively to create and produce a digital book talk based on their personal thoughts of a novel. The digital book talk will be shown throughout the school to spark excitement in the book.
Subject: Health Education (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Fatty Snacks
Description: "Fatty Snacks" is an inquiry-based lesson which allows students the opportunity to collect data related to the nutritional value, more specifically fats, of favorite snack foods. Using the scientific method, students test favorite snack foods to determine the fat content of each tested snack food. Using the data, students draw conclusions and make decisions based on results. Using Excel software, the students create appropriate graphs to represent their data and show comparisons of the different tested snack foods.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Predict the Future?
Description: Students will use data collected and a "best-fit line" to make predictions for the future. The example the students will be working on for this lesson will demonstrate an exponential regression.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Classify with the Library of Congress
Description: Students will learn about the Library of Congress Classification System by viewing online tutorials.Students will create visual aids to communicate an understanding of the system. Students will use the LCC to locate and organize books.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Applications of Area Abound
Description: The teacher will first provide direction instruction on area formulas and provide students an opportunity to practice using those formulas. Students will then apply their knowledge of area to real-life situations. They will write a short story to go along with the area problem, then record themselves "acting" it out, and finally add clip art images to illustrate their story. They will then turn all of this into a podcast using Photo Story 3, which can be uploaded to the Internet.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Comparing Classification Systems
Description: In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. They will then compare this system to the Dewey Decimal System.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Library of Congress Classification System
Description: In this lesson students will be introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. They will compare and contrast it to the Dewey Decimal System. Students will determine where information on different topics would be located using each system.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Comparing Dewey and the Library of Congress: In What "Class" Are Your "Classes"?
Description: High school students will learn the distinction between the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). After a PowerPoint presentation of the LCC, the students will compare and contrast the two systems and assign call numbers to various subjects, including their class schedule and a group of books.
Subject: English Language Arts (10 - 11), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Locating With The LCC
Description: The parts of the LCC call numbers are taught in this lesson using colored index cards to represent the four parts. Students will be able to recognize what each part of the call number stands for.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Library of Congress Solitaire
Description: After viewing a tutorial of the Outline and Call Numbers of the LC Classification system, students will create posters using a picture or graphic to identify the 21 general subject areas. Students then visit a college library online to gather titles of books from their subject area. They will create "playing cards" of their books using index cards. The index cards would include their book title, author, and call number. After each group has completed this task, they will play a game placing the correct "playing card" onto it's corresponding subject area poster--note they would only be allowed to place their card on the poster if thier call number was after the card already on the poster--just like in Solitaire.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Equilibrium Constants, Reactant and Product Concentrations, and Related Calculations.
Description: This lesson is meant to give an introduction of equilibrium constant expressions to the students. They are given balanced chemical equations and then asked to write the equilibrium constant expressions for them. The students will be given feedback in case of error and the feedback will include the correct answers.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Biographical Poetry
Description: Students will work with a partner to write an original poem using information learned about a person involved in the American Revolution. The students will then share the poems by creating a multimedia slide show.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: "What do we do? Natural Disasters in the United States"
Description: During the course of this lesson, the students will research various forms of natural disasters that occur in the United States and what someone should do in the event of that disaster. The teacher and library media specialist will collaborate during the planning, instruction, and research phases of this lesson. The students will take the information they collected and place it on a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the class. This information should include several pictures that will be located on the Internet. The Library Media Specialist will guide the students through the process of obtaining permission for the use of various images.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12)
Title: It’s A Wonderful Life—The Roaring Twenties, Stock Market Crash, The Great Depression
Description: The students will use the Internet to research the Roaring Twenties, The Stock Market Crash, and The Great Depression. They will also watch the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” to see how people lived through these three dramatic eras. They will then create a PowerPoint presentation that reflects their knowledge of this dramatic time in United States history. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12), Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Understanding Relevant Laws in the Workforce
Description: After students read and take notes from lecture on human relations, students will compare and contrast labor laws before the 19th Century to the present. Students will key comparison of laws in MLA report format. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: English Language Arts (10), Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Creating a Business Letter Using Mail Merge
Description: In this lesson, students will learn to use the mail merge feature of their word processing software. They will utilize the Internet for research, compose a business letter, and key the letter using mail merge. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Your Schedule on the Web. Writing your first web page in basic HTML.
Description: Students will be shown an overview of the language of the web. Students will be shown the most popular HTML tags that are commonly used. They will then work with the teacher to create their first HTML page. This is an Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: English Language Arts (9), Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Cybersafety
Description: This lesson is designed to increase student awareness of the concept that there are dangers associated with Internet usage. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan. This lesson was adapted from iSafe.org and personalized for my school setting.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Create an Event Collage that illustrates a special event at your school.
Description: Creating composite pictures Students learn how to use a graphics program such as Photoshop Elements to composite many pictures into an Event Collage. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12), English Language Arts (10)
Title: Career Choices
Description: Students use information from personal assessments regarding work skills, personal values, and personal interests to conduct research about a suggested career. Students will then create a brochure reflecting research. These brochures will be shared with the Albertville High School counselors office. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Can I Afford This House?
Description: In this lesson, students will prepare a spreadsheet that provides information about purchasing a house. Using functions and formulas, they will determine if they can afford the house. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: "Advertising Design Principles Project"
Description: Students will analyze a magazine advertisement and answer basic desktop publishing questions about this particular advertisement. Students will present their advertisement and analysis to the class. Before designing projects of their own this project allows students to become familiar with the basic desktop publishing design concepts. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: Marketing, Sales, and Service (9 - 12)
Title: International Business Cultures and Marketing Strategy
Description: This lesson has students research business practices in different countries and create a PowerPoint Presentation that they will share with the class. Students will prepare support materials to accompany their presentations. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: What's The Real Cost of That Car?
Description: This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan. A project requiring research, critical thinking and complex decision-making about factoring all the costs of purchasing a large ticket item... a car.
Subject: Information Technology (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Which Internet Service is Right for Me?
Description: Students will investigate different options for Internet access including options and pricing and make decisions about which Internet service is best for a given scenario. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12)
Title: Exploring Financial Management Careers.
Description: This lesson explores careers in Financial Management and Investment Planning. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Information Technology (9 - 12)
Title: How am I Connected to the Internet?
Description: Students will create a network topology map of a computer lab and show data flow using Microsoft PowerPoint or comparable software, . This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Which Style Will You Choose?
Description: Students will create a brochure on management leadership styles and determine which style(s) of leadership they feel they would use if they become managers. Students will demonstrate efficient Internet searching skills to collect information for brochure. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: What is Multimedia?
Description: This lesson will define multimedia and how it is used in education, business and the community. Students will research and evaluate various software used in creating multimedia projects and develop a tri-fold brochure to display their findings. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Famous Entrepreneurs
Description: This lesson will require students to utilize the Internet to identify characteristics and traits of successful entrepreneurs. They will create a presentation and present it to the class. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: How Much is My Inventory Worth?
Description: In this lesson, students will estimate costs of inventory and cost-of-goods sold using inventory valuation methods. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12), Social Studies (12)
Title: Introduction to Financial Markets This lesson plan is adapted from The Basics of Saving and Investing - Investor Education 2020
Description: High school students of today are the investors of tomorrow. Students must understand, however, that they do not have to be rich to start investing! Certainly, financial markets will play a major role in the life of today's high school student. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Is A Legal Career Right For You?
Description: This is a 3-part project; however, you may opt to omit 1 part. Students will investigate a career related to the legal profession to determine the various aspects of the career. In addition, students will create a PowerPoint presentation to share with the class and construct a written report to allow for personal reflection. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Scams: What's Your Ethical Viewpoint?
Description: Students will identify how investment scams work, go inside an investment scam pitch, and create an ethical dilemma.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Show Me The Money - Saving and Investing
Description: Students will learn how to analyze several savings products from various financial institutions. They will also demonstrate the ability to discuss the role of saving and investment products.
This a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Regulation of Financial Markets
Description: This lesson will aid in understanding the basics of state, federal, and industry oversight and help students know the extent and limits of consumer protection by these entities. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: "Weather Phenomenon Web Site"
Description: Students will create a complete web site about a natural phenomenon weather occurrence that causes destruction, death, and injury. These students will create these Weather Websites that will have a design focus aimed at elementary aged children. Students will demonstrate and apply skills they learned in a unit about a web site generators. This is a Commerce and Information Processing lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: We All Scream for Ice Cream! A Marketing Plan.
Description: This lesson is a an activity that allows students to analyze the Four P's of the marketing mix and determine the target market for three ice cram brands.
This lesson is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Retire in Style!
Description: This lesson will explore several investment options and the risks involved with each. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Information Technology (9 - 12)
Title: Disaster Recovery for Dummies
Description: The students use hardware and software to recover information from a server. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Retirement: Show Me The Money!
Description: Students will have the opportunity to discover how investing wisely can yield a wealthy retirement. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: One If By Land, Two If By Sea. . ., or Three If By Air.
Description: This lesson will compare the pros and cons of each type of shipping option available to businesses. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Can I afford to go to college?
Description: This lesson is designed to help students determine the cost of a college education. They will be comparing the cost between two schools and identifying financial resources available to reduce or defer the cost. Once they complete their research, they will illustrate their findings in a spreadsheet and create a chart comparing the data. This lesson plan is adapted from Financial Literacy 2010 project at Personal Finance for the Economics Classroom: A Teaching Guide for Economic Instructors This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: Charge It?
Description: In this lesson, students will select appropriate and inappropriate uses of credit cards by role-playing a college student who must choose to either use cash or a credit card to pay for a variety of real-life scenarios. This lesson plan is adapted from “The Credit Safari” lesson plan at The Consumer Jungle. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: What are you wearing?
Description: Students will use a digital camera to take pictures that will be used to create a multimedia project that illustrates the appropriate and inappropriate dress code for a high school.
Subject: Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: HTML Personal Web Site
Description: Students will create a personal Web site consisting of a home page and three additional pages. A variety of images will be used including images from digital cameras, scanners, and the Internet. The Web site must also include a theme, bulleted and numbered lists, tables, a marquee, and JavaScript. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Insurance to Protect My Home
Description: This lesson will compare types of dwelling insurance such as condo, renter, and homeowners. The types of insurance will be defined, and the items covered will be identified. Also, within the homeowners category, the levels of coverage will be explored. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Business, Management, and Administration (9 - 12)
Title: "Getting the Job" - Proficiency in Composition
Description: This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan. Advanced word processing skills are a must for students entering the workforce or pursuing higher education, this lesson will help students achieve proficiency in creating effective employment correspondence. Students must demonstrate proficiency by creating a solicited letter, personal resume, and follow-up letter based on a specific job ad.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Right Car Insurance
Description: This lesson is designed to have students investigate insurance products for vehicles. As part of the lesson they will compare quotes as part of the parents' policy and as their own policy. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Marketing, Sales, and Service (9 - 12)
Title: Publicity...What is it???
Description: Hands-on activity providing each student the opportunity to identify and describe the nature of public relations efforts and of the target audience(s) utilizing up-to-date print media. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Importance of setting goals
Description: This lesson has students set goals for themselves and determine if they are short-term, intermediate or long-term goals. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12)
Title: Ethics and Social Responsibility In Business
Description: Students will conduct on-line research of 5 major corporate websites in order to write a code of ethics for a fictitious company they will create. The students will then describe how these ethical guidelines relate to any or all of the four (4) components of social responsibility. Students will look at 2-3 companies that have practiced unethical behavior. The students will make a multi-media presentation to the class describing any relationship between their company’s code of ethics and the four components of social responsibility.
Subject: Information Technology (9 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Network Devices in Action
Description: The students will use custom animations in presentation software to show the flow of data through a LAN. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Liquidity for Success
Description: This lesson will input values to calculate financial ratios and intepret the information derived from the calculations. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Marketing, Sales, and Service (9 - 12), Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Advertising: Can You Put It All Together?
Description: Students will create a one-item, full color magazine advertisement for a product. This is a Commerce and Information Technology Lesson Plan.
Subject: Finance (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Insure My Life?
Description: In this lesson, life insurance options will be explored. Students will conduct online research to compare life insurance policies from 5 different companies. This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Explore the Transformations of Linear and Absolute Value Functions Using Graphing Utilities.
Description: This inquiry lessons allows students to explore the rigid and nonrigid transformations of linear and absolute value functions using a graphing utility. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation..
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Creating a Life Form
Description: In this particular lesson, the students will create an unknown life form and planet. The creation of the life forms will begin at the chemical level and be explained throughout the levels of organization to the level of organism. The life form has to represent the basic characteristics of life such as reproduction, growth and development, response to stimuli, etc.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Gymnosperms, Cone Bearing Vascular Plants
Description: Students will research printed encyclopedias, Internet resources (thinkfinity.org) and their science textbook to gather information to answer questions and draw an assigned portion of the Life Cycle of the Gymnosperms. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Investigating Parabolas in Standard Form
Description: Students explore the coefficients of a quadratic function using a graphing calculator. This is an inquiry lesson to be used as an introduction to translations and dilations of functions.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Science (6)
Title: Let’s Get Physical! (or Chemical Weathering)
Description: This lesson helps students learn the differences between physical and chemical weathering. Students will complete various activities in which they identify and describe the type of weathering that is taking place.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 12)
Title: My Peanut Butter is Better Than Yours!
Description: The students will engage in the process of statistical data comparing data using tables and scatterplots. The students will compare data using measures of center (mean and median) and measures of spread (range). This lesson can be done with the worksheet or adapted to let the students use a graphing calculator to create their own scatter plot from the data table. This lesson is modified and adapted from Samples and Populations, Connected Math, Prentice Hall- Publisher.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Arts Education (7 - 12)
Title: Enlarge my "Ride" (Scale & Proportion)
Description: Students will take the measurements of model cars. The students will use these measurements and scale factors to set up proportions and find the actual size of the the vehicle. As a final activity, students will use sidewalk chalk to sketch the vehicle in the parking lot. Alternate indoor activity provided under Modifications Section.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Pennies, Pennies and More Pennies
Description: Students will work in cooperative groups to determine the number of pennies to line the baseboard, cover the floor and fill the room. Students will determine the geometric probability that the head of pin will land on the penny and not the floor space between pennies.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: pHun with Acids and Bases!!! (a pH lesson)
Description: In this lesson, the students will learn the characteristics of acids and bases including the associated pH values. The students will conduct a hands-on activity that shows color indicators for different pH values.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Time to Tell Time
Description: Students will learn how to tell time to the minute using an analog clock manipulative and an Internet based program.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12), Arts Education (7 - 12)
Title: Just the facts! Exploring Order of Operations and Properties of Real Numbers
Description: Students use their imagination while learning the importance of 'Order of Operations' and 'Properties of Real Numbers'. This lesson incorporates class discussions, wiki and/or online discussion threads (free at www.wikispace.com and/or quicktopic.com), art and puzzles.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Bubble Gum Chemistry
Description: Students will learn to calculate the percentage composition of various compounds. As an extension they will then devise a similar method to calculate the percentage of sugar in various types of bubble gum.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Exploring the Halogens - Group 17 Elements
Description: In this lesson students will review the location of the halogens on the Periodic Table. In addition students will use a lab investigation to explore the chemical and physical properties of the elements in this group. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Men and Women of Space Exploration
Description: As part of the study of Space, the students will choose an astronaut to do research on and write a report. A list of possible astronauts will be provided including many females who a have traveled to space and work on the International Space Station. The students will use a variety of resources including books, reference materials, and the Internet to find the required information. This will be done mostly outside of class; however one or two days will be set aside to take the students to the computer lab and to the library to get information.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Interpreting and Displaying Sets of Data
Description: The students will be able to take a set of given data and interpret the data into quartiles. Students should then be able to determine the parameters for a box and whisker plot by identifying outliers, interquartile range, and the five number summary. Students will determine the best method for displaying data whether it be line plot, scatterplot, box and whisker plot, etc.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Edible Cell
Description: As part of the study on Life Processes, the students will watch a video clip at Cells Alive to see a model of the cell and its componenets. The students will use edible products to create an animal cell. Each product will represent a component of the cell. This will be done whole group.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: I Will Survive
Description: As part of the study of animals and their adaptations, the students will explore different adaptations animals have and how they use them (either as prey or predator). The students will also identify camouflage (blending in with the surroundings), mimicry (looking like something else), and behaviors (hibernating). The students will use the internet to find animals that use the various types of adaptation. This will be done in cooperative groups, preferably in a computer lab.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: The Moon
Description: In this interactive activity, students will review details about the moon through children's literature. Students will also be responsible for collecting data about the moon and its phases. Finally, the students will produce original podcasts to display their data.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (K), Social Studies (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: CELEBRATE!
Description: Students will be introduced to the different federal holidays celebrated throughout the year and will be asked to place pictorial representation of these holidays using a time line.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Lining up the Decimals
Description: This lesson provides a chance for the students to order decimals from least to greatest and greatest to least. The numbers are based on student's ability.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Real-World Linear Programming
Description: The students will solve application linear programming problems and present them to the class. Students are encouraged to write their own linear programming problem for the class.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What Are the Chances?
Description: Students will use technology to investigate probability from basic terms to the theoretical probability of events.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Periodic Table of Poetic Elements
Description: Each student will create a poem about an element on the periodic table. The poems will be placed in the appropriate "square" to create a large periodic table wall hanging. This project will require the collaborative work of several classes to create a complete periodic table.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Systems of Linear Inequalities Project
Description: The systems of linear inequalities project was designed to be used in an Algebra IB class after a preliminary lesson on systems of linear inequalities. The project is to be graded per group based on the work completed and presentation to the class. Each group is required to use a graphing calculator in its presentation.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Find that Height!
Description: The students are to find the height of several objects around the school. They will set up proportions in order to find the height of tall objects not easily measured. Students will use a digital camera to record the objects they are measuring.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Is Your Order Up or Down?
Description: The students will be afforded opportunities to actively explore ordering numbers (from least to greatest and greatest to least). The students will engage in a whole group and cooperative learning group setting to explore ordering whole numbers. Students will also explore interactive web activities in an effort to enhance their understanding of ordering whole numbers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8)
Title: BOX-AND-WHISKER--With a Bed Sheet
Description: The class will make a list of all of their classmates heights, ages in months, and shoe sizes. They will then use this data to create a human box-and-whisker plot. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: POPPIN' FOR POPCORN!
Description: Students will be using different flavors of popcorn to conduct surveys in class to create graphs. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Life Cycle of Ferns, A Seedless Vascular Plant
Description: Students will listen, watch, and read while the teacher goes over the life cycle of the ferns. Students will then use the textbook or Internet websites to draw, label, decorate, or color the life cycle of ferns. Students will also use various resources to answer questions about ferns. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9 - 10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Body Symmetry of Animals
Description: Students will watch a slideshow about the body symmetry of animals. Included is a short quiz of animals and images. The students will determine the symmetry of each animal. Students then design their own animals. They should design one with each type of symmetry.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Rational or Irrational? That is the question.
Description: Students will participate in an activity that will help them obtain a feeling of how numbers are related to each other. They will determine whether a number is rational or irrational. Students will also be able to order rational and irrational numbers on a number line.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Chemistry is Colorful!!!
Description: In this lesson, students are introduced to the 5 major types of chemical reactions. Each reaction type will be analyzed and specific examples will be noted. Students will then perform a lab investigation which includes each of the different reaction types.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Are You Full of Hot Air?
Description: This lesson will give students hands on experience collecting data, measuring circumference and recording data on a bar graph. Students will see how bar graphs can be applied to almost any activity where students are making a comparison. Students will recognize how easy it is to quickly analyze the comparison when data is placed on a bar graph.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: Using a Graphing Calculator to Determine Transformation(s)
Description: Students will use graphing calculators(TI-83 Plus) to find transformations of polygons.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (9 - 10), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Environmental Issues Scrapbook and Podcast
Description: Over the duration of a semester students will collect newspaper and magazine articles related to environmental issues. Students will compose a scrapbook of articles. Students will choose two topics to record and share with the class.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Tulip Graphing
Description: Students will create an on-going graph using units of measurement correctly. This graph will represent the growth of a tulip (or other type of flower).This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (K - 3)
Title: Pattern and Practice
Description: Students use knowledge and skills in new learning experiences to develop a basic understanding of the process for creating patterns, recognizing pattern sequences, representing patterns in different ways, and connecting numbers with patterns. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (6)
Title: "Weathering" Heights
Description: This lesson introduces students to weathering. Students will watch videos and complete drawings and diagrams as they learn about weathering, erosion, and deposition. Students will complete a simple demonstration and relate it to how the processes occur in nature.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), English Language Arts (11)
Title: Distinguishing Between Monocots and Dicots
Description: Students will: Learn how monocots and dicots are different. Learn how to recognize a dicot seed and a monocot seed. Learn to recognize a dicot leaf and a monocot leaf. Learn to recognize a dicot root system and a monocot root system.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (7 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Symmetry: Theory, Reality and Art!
Description: Students will explore symmetry as defined in geometry, as seen in their community and through the art of Escher-Escher Art Website. Technology and art are incorporated in this lesson. The incorporation of art is an important element in developing the ‘whole child’ if a school system has been forced to eliminate a formal arts program. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Arts Education (7 - 12)
Title: The Name Game (incorporates measures of central tendency and probability).
Description: This Investigation is adapted from the Connected Math Unit "Data About Us". This investigation develops some introductory statistical and probability techniques. Students collect and organize data about the numbers of letters in their names. This open-ended problem will help you to assess the techniques your students have developed to organize, summarize and display data.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 12), Science (6)
Title: 'There's Gold in Them There Hills'
Description: Students study the important characteristics of quadratic relationships by exploring the area of rectangles with a fixed perimeter. This lesson involves tables, graphing and patters. This Lesson is adapted from a Connected Math Unit: Frogs, Fleas, and Painted Cubes.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Science (7)
Title: Can You Curl Your Tongue?
Description: This lesson is adapted from a Connected Mathematics Unit, How Likely is It? This investigation introduces biology as a source of applications for probability. In this lesson, Curling your Tongue, students determine how many students in the class can curl their tongues and use this data to make predictions about the probability of any one student being able to curl his or her tongue. Then they "Tracing Traits-the experimental method is compared with the way in which geneticists study a person’s traits: by examining the genetic makeup of the person’s parents, grandparents, and other relatives. Students then gain experience with determining whether people have the tongue-curling trait based on the genetic probabilities. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8)
Title: Representing Possibilities
Description: The students will work through problems that will be represented in tables, equations, and graphs. This lesson was adapted from NCTM Student Math Notes, May/June 2007.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Hurricanes
Description: This lesson starts out with a short video clip of Hurricane Ivan and shows the pattern it followed. Emphasis is placed on the fact that Hurricane Ivan struck and the eye traveled over Alabama. Discussion of hurricane facts follow. Students are given hurricane safety rules and procedures.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8), Arts Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Description: Students will learn basic information on a specific element found on the Periodic Table. Students will produce a reference book appropriate for a third or fourth grade child on the topic of the element the student is assigned. The book will include all of the basic information about the element while making the elements appeal to a young audience.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (7 - 12), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Forensic Sketch Artist
Description: Police sketch artists must combine art and technology to render a likeness of a crime suspect. Students will participate in a virtual lab to determine spatial characteristics of the human face. Students will use this information to prepare eye-witness drawings.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 7)
Title: Miss Integer finds her properties in order.
Description: A lesson on: Order of Operations, Integers, Numerical Sentences, and Absolute Value.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4)
Title: Number Clues
Description: This lesson allows students to observe and participate in problem solving activites involving mystery numbers, clues, and characteristics of numbers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), Mathematics (4 - 5)
Title: Investigating Friction
Description: Students will experience friction in action. Students will work actively in small groups to promote socialization and teamwork. Students will experience different types of matter and materials to explore the impact of friction.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4)
Title: How Old is Your Money?
Description: Students will use coins in order to create a line plot and interpret data. Students will work in groups and create a presentation of the data.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: "Like Terms", I Add Them
Description: Students will review the definition of 'like terms' and combining like terms. They will then learn to apply this to adding polynomials. Students will have an opportunity to work practice problems as they are viewing a PowerPoint presentation of the lesson. They will be adding polynomials using both the horizontal method and the vertical method. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Mathematics (2)
Title: Coins to Bills!
Description: In this lesson, the students will determine monetary value in the sets of coins and bills. It is used as an instructional plan to help students determine coin and bill values up to $2.00.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Get it Straight Mr. Decimal!
Description: Students will review addition and subtraction of decimals with a hands-on, cooperative small group experience. They will be placed in small groups and solve problems on individual white boards. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (1)
Title: What’s the Matter: A Sinker or Floater?
Description: Students will to explore matter that sinks or floats when submerged in water and that matter is categorized as either a sinker or a floater. Students will work actively in small, cooperative learning groups as well as gather in a whole group setting with the teacher. Students will be afforded opportunities to experience different types of matter and materials to explore whether objects sink or float. Moreover, students will understand that an object’s ability to sink or float is a physical property of that object.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!
Description: This lesson provides students practical situations using money. It also allows them to practice the skills of adding and subtracting decimals.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Understanding Fractions
Description: In this lesson the children will demonstrate parts of a whole using a candy bar (or fruit), and piece of paper. The activities are used as instructional plans to help students better understand shapes and parts of a shape up to a whole. It is an activity that would precede the lesson/unit taught on two-three dimensional shapes. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (2)
Title: What Is An Inch?
Description: This activity gives the students the opportunity to see what an inch really looks like. It also provides them with a chance to be creative using various inch materials and to create a visual for what an inch is. It is a great lesson to integrate reading and art. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (2)
Title: Partying With Two/Three Digit Whole Numbers
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to apply the operations of addition to solve problems using multiple strategies. The students will communicate their math knowledge during the process by showing examples and discussing their work. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1 - 4), Science (1)
Title: Jelly Beans Add Up
Description: The lesson will explore counting, sorting, and graphing skills. The lesson provides students an exciting and fun way of exploring and internalizing graphing, sorting, and counting skills. Realistically, the students will discover what color jelly bean is contained more often than any other color in a standard bag of jelly beans. Moreover, students will be investigating probability. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 12)
Title: Battle to the Death: Adding Integers
Description: The goal of this lesson is for students to use manipulatives to add integers, creating concepts rather than memorizing rules. This lesson will be related to the 300 Spartans who battled the invading Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae, inspiring the hit movie "300" and Stephen Pressfield’s historical fiction, The Gates of Fire. Interdisciplinary connections will be made to literature, theater, and history, discussing why Pressfield called this the most important battle in establishing and securing democracy in western civilization. This lesson is a base for many subsequent lessons including subtracting integers, combining like terms when simplifying algebraic expressions, and solving algebraic equations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (7 - 8)
Title: Polygons - Changing Area versus Changing Perimeter
Description: Students will investigate what happens to the perimeter of a polygon when the area stays the same. Students will investigate what happens to the area when the perimeter stays the same.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Probability with Tree Diagrams
Description: Following an Illuminations lesson on tree diagrams and probability, students work independently using a PowerPoint tutorial. The PowerPoint tutorial attachment provides review and practice problems.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (3 - 4)
Title: My Time!
Description: This lesson provides the students with practice in telling time, record keeping, and elapsed time.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Variables and Algebraic Expressions
Description: Students will be actively teaching and learning vocabulary associated with algebraic expressions. They will identify each part of an algebraic expression. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Fun with Problem Solving
Description: The object of this lesson is to teach students that problem solving can be interesting and fun. It is important to pay attention to what is asked and information that is in the problem.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: Thirsty for Ratios
Description: In this lesson the students will learn what a ratio is and how it can be used in comparison. In this lesson, students will also determine how to combine a sports drink in powder form and water to make enough for a whole football team. Students will be encouraged to use different strategies such as ratios and proportions. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Bear Factory Proability
Description: Students will explore theoretical and experimental probability of an event.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8)
Title: Build a City on Geometry
Description: The students will be split into small, cooperative groups and build a city following specific guidelines. The students will learn how a city is constructed with angles, intersections, parallel, intersecting, and transversal streets. They will understand that buildings are located at particular points which are considered alternate interior or exterior angles, corresponding angles, etc. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 7)
Title: Percents
Description: This lesson explores the making of comparisons by using percents. In this lesson you will compare your class's favorite foods using percents. Students will use cooperative groups to answer follow up questions about the lesson.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (3), Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Polygon Perimeters
Description: This hands-on sidewalk chalk activity gives students practice finding the perimeter of polygons, while teaching them how to describe geometric figures using mathematical terms. It’s a fun way to bring out their creativity and strengthen visual thinking!This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3 - 7), Technology Education (3 - 8)
Title: Science is a Wonderland
Description: This is an inquiry lesson to teach students critical thinking skills. The student will learn through discovery what inquiry skills are and how they are used. They will learn how scientists use these skills in the scientific method to do investigations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6)
Title: Probability
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to begin the process of helping students to learn the basic principles of probability. The students will also collect data, interpret data, and determine the fairness of the game rock, paper, scissors.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (5 - 8)
Title: I'm So Crushed
Description: In this activity, students will have an opportunity to solve a mystery. They will discover why a soda can collapses during a demonstration due to the effects of changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure. Students will gain further insight in the process of scientific inquiry as they suggest questions that need to be answered in order to solve the mystery at hand.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (3 - 5)
Title: Estimation Station
Description: During this lesson students will learn the difference between estimation and guessing. Knowing how to estimate is an essential skill that will help students determine approximate totals as well as check the reasonableness of their answer to a problem. After listening to the book Betcha by Stuart J. Murphy, the students will be given opportunities to practice the strategies that are presented. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Ice Cream Sundae Survey
Description: Students quickly realize the importance of learning how to read and find information in charts, graphs, and tables compared to finding the same information written in a paragraph. This is a fun, high energy lesson!This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Social Studies (5), Arts Education (5)
Title: Explorers Come to America (Activboard and related software suggested)
Description: This lesson gives a brief overview of the fact that America had to be discovered.
It also provides an introduction to each of the explorers who are given credit for exploring the American continent between 1492 and 1542.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (4)
Title: Alabama's Five Capitals and First Governors
Description: Students will research the five sites of Alabama's capital and the first governors of the state. They will create a presentation including the physical location of each site and the political and geographic reasons the site was chosen and abandoned, if applicable. The presentation will also include information about the (or a) governor that served while the capital was at the specific location they are researching.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Geometry City
Description: In this lesson, students will review coordinate plane concepts, practice map skills, review shapes, transform geometric figures, and calculate the area and perimeter of figures.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Polygons All Around Us! (This lesson is geared to a standard high school geometry class.)
Description: This is a hands-on lesson that introduces students to polygons and their properties. It also promotes visual learning by having students identify how polygons are used in the world around us. Students will be given the opportunity to see the importance of geometry in the construction of almost everything in our world. Students will be able to state properties of different geometric figures. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Science (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Earth has Many Layers
Description: This is a hands-on lesson that will help students explore what geologists do to study the different layers of the Earth. Students will work in cooperative groups to complete this activity. Students will also keep a Science Journal telling about their findings. This lesson will follow the Learning Cycle.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: How Clouds Form
Description: Cloud formation results when warm, humid air rises and cools, causing the water vapor in the air to condense and form clouds. In this lesson, students will conduct an activity that demonstrates how this occurs.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Science (2), Social Studies (2), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Five Senses- How They Relate to Our World
Description: This lesson will demonstrate and incorporate the use of the five senses. Through hands-on and exploratory experiences, students will gain an understanding of the importance of the five senses. Students will also gain an awareness of the limitations for those who do not have use of all of their senses. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Plants, Soil, and Nutrients
Description: In this hands-on activity, students will conduct an experiment that will help them understand the functions of plants. Furthermore, the students will use the scientific method to assist them in their explorations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2)
Title: The Water Cycle
Description: This is an introductory lesson on the water cycle. The internet will be used to help teach the cycle. The student will end the lesson by making his/her own water cycle for observation.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (K - 3)
Title: Calendar Communication
Description: The students will learn calendar skills by using a calendar log on a daily basis. Children will be responsible for filling in their calendars daily. This activity will also lead to great communication between home and school.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2), Mathematics (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Simple Machines
Description: This lesson will teach students about simple machines. Students will have an opportunity to explore and identify simple machines used in their everyday lives. Students will enjoy learning as they play a game on the Internet about simple machines. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Solar System
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the planets and sun in the solar system. Students will work together to research assigned planets and create an advertisement poster to promote their planet as a great vacation get away. Students will learn the order of the planets, the size of the planets, and some characteristics of each planet.This lesson incorporates technology, reading, writing, and art. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 7)
Title: Comparing Fuel Economy (adapted from CMP "Comparing and Scaling" Investigation 4.1)
Description: In this lesson students will explore rates. They will use the concept of rates to compute and compare fuel economy.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 7)
Title: Creating a Reflection
Description: In this lesson, the students will create geometric reflections. This is a hands on activity where the student will be able to conceptualize how geometric shapes are reflected across the x and y axis of a coordinate graph. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: The State Capital of Stem and Leaf
Description: This lesson is a hands-on, technology based math lesson. Students will create a stem-and-leaf plot and scatter plot both manually and using Microsoft Excel. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Fortune Properties
Description: This lesson will teach students how to recognize and apply Identity and Equality Properties. Students will explore the use of properties in real life situations by hands-on experience. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8), Arts Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Inventions Using Simple Machines Project
Description: Students will have completed a unit on the six simple machines (lever, inclined plane, pulley, wedge, screw, and wheel and axle) before beginning this project. Students will choose to investigate an invention composed of one or more simple machines that has already been invented, or they will choose to build a device composed of one or more simple machines. The invention must be safe to operate and it should be one that can be demonstrated at school. It should be one that students use themselves in everyday life. It should not be complicated.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8), Arts Education (6 - 8)
Title: Building a Paper Airplane using Bernoulli's Principle
Description: This is a culmination activity used after students have studied Bernoulli's Principle as part of a unit on forces and fluids. Students will use the Internet, textbooks, library resources and their cooperative learning group to design three paper airplanes using a sheet of 8 1/2 inch X 11 inch recycled copy paper and four inches of tape. The cooperative group whose plane had the longest flight in the air will get the most points.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Effects of Friction on a Moving Block
Description: Students will move a 2 X 4 inch block with a hook attached across different surface areas. Students will discover how the friction created by these surface areas affect the movement of the block. Students will begin the activity by predicting which surface will produce the most and least friction. Five different surfaces will be tested (smooth table or desk top, wax paper, paper towel, course sandpaper and fine sandpaper).This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8), Mathematics (8)
Title: Incline Plane and the Crashing Marble
Description: Students will measure the effects of the height of an inclined plane on the force a marble produces to move a plastic, foam, or paper cup across a table. Students will discover that the higher the incline plane, the more force produced by the marble, which moves the cup a greater distance. Students will also learn how to graph data and discover the appropriate graph to use for comparison.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8), Mathematics (8)
Title: Transverse Waves
Description: Students will classify waves as mechanical or electromagnetic. Students will describe longitudinal and transverse waves. Students will show a transverse wave using a slinky.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (7)
Title: What is Cloning?
Description: This is an interactive website that answers the question on "What is Cloning?" There are multiple links for interactive learning about cloning. There are also video links about nuclear transfer.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Force and Motion
Description: In this lesson, the students will work across the curriculum using technology, business education, and mathematics. They will form a company and use the physics of force and motion to build a hovercraft. The students will use this experience to apply to 'real life' business situations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 8), Social Studies (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Early Americas Civilizations PowerPoint
Description: This lesson is for cooperative learning groups. This lesson will take place in the classroom and the computer lab. Students will create PowerPoints on the early Americas civilizations of the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mississipians, Inuit, Iroquis, Pueblo, Navajo, Hopi, Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Students will compare these early Americas civilizations. Students will explain the government, culture and society of each of the above groups. Students will also create a codex on themselves using information learned from the Mayan codices.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Calendar Fun Operations
Description: This activity is designed to help students evaluate numerical expressions by using order of operations. The students will be provided a calendar for the current month of the year. Students will then be provided with a worksheet that contains 30 expressions and a different symbol for each expression. The students will manually calculate each expression using order of operations. Once the numerical value has been discovered for each expression, the symbol next to the expression will be drawn on the calendar for that date. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Physical and Chemical Changes, A Demonstration
Description: Students will compare and contrast physical and chemical changes. They will view a website describing the components of cosmetics. Students will aid the teacher in preparing a dessert made with physical and chemical changes. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (5 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Determining pH
Description: This lesson provides both hands-on and technology-based activities to reinforce measurement of pH. The characteristics of acids and bases are reviewed. Students evaluate pH through the use of indicators in the lab. An enhancement opportunity is provided by using an interactive website. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Social Studies (11)
Title: From the Trenches WWI
Description: Students will experience what life was like for many soldiers during World War I by studying Trench Warfare. They will gain this understanding through pictures, first person audio accounts, and reading poetry from the war. Students will then put themselves in the shoes of the soldiers by writing a letter home to a loved one or a Dear Diary entry.
Subject: Physical Education (7 - 12)
Title: Volleyball Fundamentals
Description: The topic and focus of this lesson will be teaching basic and fundamental volleyball skills. The instructor will provide demonstration of skills for students. The students will then be given time to practice the skill under teacher supervision.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Mathematics (3)
Title: Straight Line Motion
Description: This is an introductory lesson on straight line motion and the forces that affect motion. Some of the terms introduced in this lesson are force, gravity, and speed. The activities in this lesson will help students begin to understand that gravity, mass, and friction have an effect on speed and motion. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: "No More Money Trouble"
Description: This lesson will allow students to identify and count money. They will enjoy playing with coins that look like real money. This lesson is guaranteed to motivate students through the use of hands-on and cooperative group activities. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Arts Education (7 - 12)
Title: Protein Synthesis Drama
Description: In this lesson the student will illustrate the creation and copying of the molecular structure of DNA and RNA. They will accomplish this by creating a comic strip and/or storyboard that graphically describes transcription and translation. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Arts Education (3)
Title: The Causes of Pollution
Description: In this lesson, the students will identify the types of pollution found in communities by viewing a video. After discussing the types of pollution, the students will discuss ways pollution can be controlled. Students will also explain why it is important to keep communities free of pollution by creating a poster.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Systems on a Mission
Description: Students will solve systems of equations using 4 different methods. These methods include substitution, elimination by multiplication, elimination by addition or subtraction and graphing. Students will gain knowledge on how to use one method to solve a system of equations and another method to check their solution. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Solving Literal Equations
Description: This lesson contains a PowerPoint presentation about solving literal equations. There is an opportunity for the students to complete an interactive worksheet on the computer. There is also a worksheet provided for them to take home for extra practice if needed.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Graphing Stations
Description: This activity will be used to review all the forms of linear equations and to review graphing linear, their parallels and their perpendiculars. All the forms of linear equations will be reviewed for testing purposes. Students will participate in a round robin activity to help students master objectives before unit test.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Multiplying Polynomials
Description: Students will be introduced to multiplication of polynomials by looking at an area example. They will have an opportunity to use an interactive website to manipulate an area problem. (optional activity) A PowerPoint presentation will be used to demonstrate that the multiplication of polynomials is an extension of the distributive property. A worksheet is provided for skill practice. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Genetic Disorders Research
Description: Students will first discover types of mutations and then research different types of genetic disorders that result from mutations and chromosomal malfunctions. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Writing equations for parallel lines
Description: Students will complete a cooperative group assignment to discover that parallel lines have the same slope. They will view a PowerPoint presentation illustrating how to write an equation of a line parallel to a given line through a given point. Additional practice will be provided by means of a worksheet.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8)
Title: Making Compound Probability Simple
Description: Students will determine the probability of a compound event. Students will draw on their knowledge of simple probability to find the probability of more complex outcomes. Students will create a poster, PowerPoint, booklet, or foldable to display the process of calculating a compound probability.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: FAR OUT!
Description: This lesson focuses on the use of the Hubble Space Telescope for the purpose of researching other planets, stars, etc.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: ABC's Of Banking
Description: This lesson is a practical hands-on approach to banking services. The students will be able to integrate banking knowledge with practical personal applications. Students will investigate factors that influence banking services. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3)
Title: What's Your Classification?
Description: After completing this activity, the students will understand that scientists group animals into categories. Students will understand that scientists use specific characteristics to group animals. They will also extend their knowledge of the different animal groups by successfully grouping a variety of animals. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: It's Around There Somewhere! Perimeter, and Circumference
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to review the concepts of perimeter, and circumference. Students will also use their knowledge to apply perimeter, and circumference formulas within practical applications such as in spatial design.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3)
Title: We Can Dig It!
Description: In this lesson, third grade students will explore "fossils" by using chocolate chip cookies in an interactive fossil dig! Through creative problem-based learning that incorporates technology, students will work in collaborative groups to create a podcast about paleontology. After completing this group project, the students will be able to relate to paleontologists while understanding the significance of paleontology on the local environment.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: Integers Are Rising and Falling Everywhere! Adding and Subtracting Integers
Description: Students will expand from the idea of not only identifying signed numbers but to use them for numerical operations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 12)
Title: Let's Make A Pie
Description: The students will survey their classmates and construct circle graphs to display their results. Students will produce circle graphs using a compass and protractor, and then with an interactive computer program.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Science (4), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: KEEP IT MOVIN'!
Description: This experiment will provide students with an opportunity to see first-hand the effects of friction on moving objects. This hands-on/minds-on activity will engage all learning styles and provide the opportunity to relate to real-world situations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 6)
Title: Finding Prime
Description: Students will work in groups to discover the meaning of prime. Tiles will be used to build rectangular arrays for a given number. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: All About Plants
Description: Students will take notes on plants and as a review they will create a multimedia presentation on topics learned including information about their favorite flower. For the duration of the lesson students will also solve and create help wanted ads based on plant organs. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: The Mean, Median, and Mode Chain Gang
Description: Cooperative learning groups and chain links are used to find the mean, median, and mode. A Science NetLinks lesson is linked for further real-life application in the world of baseball (optional). This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: Decimal War
Description: Students will use base 10 manipulatives to build models of decimal numbers. Students will compare decimal numbers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 7), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Path to Positive
Description: Using the story Less than Zero by Stuart Murphy, students relate money matters to positive and negative numbers as a real-life correlation. Incorporated into this lesson, students play the path to positive game where they are required to add integers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5)
Title: Tangram Fractions
Description: The teacher will engage the class by reading Grandfather Tang. Students will solve a tangram puzzle. Students will find the fractional value for each piece of the tangram. Students will create a picture using the pieces of the tangram. Students will find the fractional value of their partner's tangram picture. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5)
Title: Area Model of Multiplication Using Base 10 Manipulatives
Description: Students will use base 10 manipulatives to build a rectangular array to represent double digit multiplication. Students will make the connection between the standard algorithm and the rectangular array.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5)
Title: Expanded, Standard and Written Forms
Description: Students will bring in street address numbers from houses near where they live and sort these numbers using a Venn Diagram. Students will use dice to generate numbers to write in different forms. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (10), Mathematics (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Something's Fishy: A Lesson in Biological Sampling
Description: Determining the population in a larger area by tagging. By using proper scientific method and careful sampling procedures, students learn how biologists work in the field to collect data about a population. Students will also calculate their percent error.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Anatomical Terms in Zoology
Description: This lesson will allow students to learn anatomical terminology using a website. The students will then prepare picture definitions of the terms. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: "The Lorax"- An Environmental Issue
Description: Students watch "The Lorax" as an introduction to environmental issues. Students need not have prior knowledge of terms. This lesson follows the learning cycle. Students design a plan to make the Truffula trees sustainable and economically viable.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Rockin' Rock Cycle: Metamorphic Rocks
Description: The rock cycle consists of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. This lesson will focus on metamorphic rocks and how they form.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Social Studies (2), Mathematics (2)
Title: Seeds: How They Grow
Description: The students will be collecting, germinating and planting seeds to show the process of plant growth. The students will be recording the information in their science journal. In addition, the students will be observing the water cycle as the plants grow in the cups.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Health Education (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Pollution in the Air and the Water Pollution Solution
Description: Students will conduct an experiment to see if there is more pollution in the air outside or inside the classroom. The effects and causes of pollution will be discussed. Students will also test different methods of purifying water and learn the health hazards of non-purified water. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (6), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What's Shaking?
Description: This lesson is a mini-unit on earthquakes. Students will watch videos, complete drawings and diagrams, and work in collaborative groups as they investigate such things as faults and the causes and effects of earthquakes. Students will also learn about seismic waves and how earthquakes are measured.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Showing the Difference Between Erosion and Weathering
Description: In the lesson the students will be learning about weathering and erosion. They will see examples of weathering and erosion and the difference between the two. They will be performing experiments that show weathering and erosion. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4), Science (3)
Title: The Rockin' Rock Cycle-Igneous Rocks
Description: In this lesson, students will be given a brief overview of the rock cycle. Students will then focus on igneous rocks and how they are formed. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: How Light Travels
Description: In this lesson, the students will be experimenting to show how light shines in a straight line. They will also be experimenting to see how light reflects using mirrors. The students will be working in cooperative learning groups to carry out these experiments. Technology will be used to introduce and extend the activity.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Making and Observing Life in a Terrarium
Description: In this lesson, the students will learn what a terrarium is, the layers of a terrarium, and the function of these layers. They will see how these components work together to create an ecosystem. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (6), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Washed Away
Description: In this lesson, students will learn about water erosion. They will view pictures and videos, complete drawings, and work in collaborative groups as they research types of water erosion (rill, gully, sheet, and channel). Students will also connect water erosion to deposition.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (6), English Language Arts (6)
Title: Just Breezy
Description: In this lesson, students will learn about sea breezes and land breezes. They will complete demonstrations and work in groups as they investigate how air is affected by the surfaces below it.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12), English Language Arts (11)
Title: JUMP!!! An Exploration into Parametric Equations
Description: Students will use vectors and parametric equations to determine the velocity that they should jump out of the window of a burning building in order to land safely into the rescue net. They will work in small groups and utilize graphing calculators. This interdisciplinary lesson includes the subjects of Physics and math.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (2)
Title: "Triple Addition Shuffle"
Description: Student will engage in a card game that will enhance their thinking while adding more than two numbers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (2 - 3)
Title: Connecting With Coordinates
Description: This lesson will allow students to practice plotting points on a grid. Students will have an opportunity to play a coordinate game. This lesson is hands-on and allows for cooperative learning.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1 - 2), Arts Education (2), English Language Arts (1 - 2)
Title: "Triangles and Things"
Description: The Greedy Triangle, a Marilyn Burns book, will assist students in determining the simple relationships among polygons. With a wish, the Greedy Triangle is transformed into various polygons. With the addition of a side and an angle, students will be able to determine the difference among triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagon. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: "Calendar"
Description: Teachers will enjoy teaching this innovative calendar lesson which incorporates technology through the use of a PowerPoint presentation. Students will be actively engaged as well as entertained. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 12)
Title: Take a Hike! An exploration into finding slopes of inclines
Description: Students will work in small groups to analyze a topographical map of the Fiery Gizzard hiking trail on the Cumberland Plateau in southeastern Tennessee. They will use the map key to determine distance traveled and elevation gained to determine the slope of a short portion of the trail with a steep incline. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Ocean Floor
Description: Students will learn about parts of the ocean including the beach, ocean ridge, continental shelf, and trenches. Also, students will research the Internet for information on the ocean floor and animals of the ocean. Students will recreate the ocean floor using their own creativity. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), English Language Arts (12)
Title: Swim the Open Sea: Analyzing Dual Vectors
Description: Students will explore the accomplishment and societal repercussions of Gertrude Ederle being the first woman to swim the English Channel. They will also model vectors representing the currents she had to face to accomplish these goals.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: I'm Lovin' It: Finding Areas Between Curves
Description: Students will best fit equations to a curve to find the area of a logo or image. Images will include McDonalds, Nike, and the Motorolla logo.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (10), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Flow of Red Blood Cells
Description: Students will research the flow of red blood cells through the body. The student will prepare a presentation (oral or written) based on RAFT (role, audience, format, theme). Students will use technology to do research for accuracy of information and English Language Arts for presentation.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Organelle Matching Game
Description: The student must first have an understanding of the cell, the cellular organelles, and their functions. Afterwards, they will create an organelle matching game using index cards. This will be a reinforcement activity to complete a unit on cells. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Arts Education (7 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Ecology Collage
Description: Students will use magazines and other pictures to create a food web collage topics (teacher should assign food web topics). Students should be divided into groups. Each group should research and prepare a Power Point presentation about their assigned food web topic. This activity would be a good follow up for an ecology unit. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Actions at Plate Boundaries
Description: This lesson will allow the students to understand the cause and effects of plates interactions. The students will learn that plate boundaries function as a release for much of the Earth's potential energy. The students will be able to identify topographic features located in geographic areas close to plate boundaries.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Tragedy of the Commons
Description: Tragedy of the Commons is the mind set: "If I don't use the resources then someone else will." This is a simulation that allows students to explore how the common usage of a potentially renewable resource can lead to its exploitation. Students will complete an activity, a data sheet, an analysis of the data, and a comparison of this problem to a local environmental issue. Students will pose solutions to this problem.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Ultraviolet Radiation
Description: An interactive PowerPoint will be used to introduce the electromagnetic spectrum. Students use UV beads to observe changes caused by the sun's rays and evaluate sunscreen effectiveness. Harmful effects of UV exposure will be described along with preventative measures.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Tornadoes
Description: Students answer KWL questions on tornadoes before watching two short videos of a tornado, its formation, and its damage. Using a tornado simulation experiment, students discuss tornado facts. Students read and evaluate a list of safety rules and procedures to produce a poster of the effects of a tornado. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Angiosperms - Plants With Flowers
Description: By using a hands-on activity,the students will learn about the Life Cycle of the Angiosperms. Students will learn about the female and male parts of a flower. This would be a great activity to follow a unit on reproduction in flowering plants. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: The Greedy Triangle - Intro to Geometric shapes
Description: Students will learn how to identify different polygons.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (6)
Title: The Water Cycle
Description: This is a hands applied lesson plan to help students experience the water cycle on a smaller scale. Because of the hands-on nature of the lesson, it works well to help students with a language barrier understand complicated vocabulary.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Is it a Triangle?
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to help students investigate the relationships of the lengths of the sides of a triangle in order to discover the three triangle inequality theorems. Students will learn how to draw valid conclusions from the information obtained from the activity and apply those conclusions to real world geometry problems. This serves as an introduction into more advanced geometric theorems. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Cell Division- A WebQuest
Description: In this lesson, students will learn about cell division via the Internet. Students will learn about the stages of mitosis and meiosis. In addition, students will learn about the cell cycle.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 12)
Title: What I DIDN'T know...
Description: This unit is designed to assist students in identifying areas of mathematical weakness then requires them to create a wiki page teaching that topic. Activities include evaluating Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-10) scores to determine weak areas, collecting and organizing data, and creating a multimedia project to assist in teaching the topic. Multimedia can be, but is not limited to, movies, slide shows, interactive games, or podcasts. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), English Language Arts (7), Arts Education (7 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Rock Steady
Description: Students use the knowledge of the rock cycle to write a story about a pet rock. The story must include the rock changing from magma, to each type of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The story should end with the pet rock being identified and in the hands of the student.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 7), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Dog Gone Again!
Description: In this lesson, the students' dogs have escaped once again from the backyard because there is not a fence to contain the dog when it goes out to use the bathroom. The student is to design a rectangular fence that will keep the dog from escaping the yard again. Students will find the perimeter and area of their fence. The students' products will be a Microsoft Word drawing.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (2), Mathematics (2), Social Studies (2)
Title: The Horizons of Soil in My Backyard
Description: Students will work in small groups to dig holes 1 meter deep. Students will work with measurements as they dig and measure. Students will observe the different types of soil and how the soil changes as they dig. Students will write and draw in their journals about the soil horizons. The need for soil as an important natural resource will be discussed. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 8), English Language Arts (7), Science (7), Mathematics (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: You Are What You Eat
Description: Girls and boys explore the connections between a well-balanced diet and a healthy body. Students keep a food diary, then compare their diet to the recommended daily allowance of food servings. Students use Thinkfinity websites to examine and explore food labels and the nutrients in various foods. They examine their own diet and come up with a healthy eating plan that they can live with using the MyPryamid.gov website. Students will then research diseases in our society related to diet and nutrition and present their findings to the class in a presentation form of their choice. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (7), English Language Arts (7)
Title: Shrinking Cell
Description: Students explore the form and function of cell organelles by using the interactive CELLS Alive website. Students create their own cell models by drawing them, writing an essay to compare and contrast plant and animal cells, then making a hands-on project model. 7th grade students make models of both the plant and animal cells using permanent markers and #6, square, clear, plastic, nacho tray, and #6, round, clear, plastic, salad trays, or lids. The CELLS Alive website is used for reviewing the organelles of the cell. After punching holes for hanging the models, the teacher shrinks the plastic cells in a toaster oven. The student models are displayed in the classroom.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: We Are Family (Analyze Families of Functions)
Description: Students will be able to analyze and categorize families of functions. This should be a staggered lesson. Once a family of functions is introduced, the graphs can be explored using this lesson. Parent functions for this lesson include square root, absolute value, exponential, and logarithmic.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: We Love to Graph!
Description: The students will review plotting points on a Coordinate Plane through an interactive website. They will also practice changing the slope and y-intercept on the website in order to see the effects. After this review, the students will work in groups to plot points and use slope to spell out letters of the alphabet. The students will then unscramble the letters to spell out "We Love to Graph!"This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Discovering Earth's History
Description: This lesson introduces the basic principles that are used to interpret geologic time. It associates the relationships between the rock record and historical events that created the landforms on our planet. It explains how the rock record can be interpreted by geologists.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 6)
Title: Clock Fractions
Description: Students find fractions that represent the rotation of one hand around a clock face. They learn what equivalent fractions are and how to find them. This leads to an understanding of simplifying fractions once students start to add fractions together. Finally, students will use these fractions to add them together to find the total movement around the clock.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Biomes
Description: In this lesson, students research 12 terrestrial and aquatic biomes. A blank biomes chart and website address is provided for the research. For each biome, students should find types of plants, types of animals, and climate. In addition to completing the biomes chart, students are assigned 20 questions pertaining to the biomes. They should find the answers while browsing the website. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8)
Title: Volume: Moving Dirt
Description: This technology enriched lesson is designed to assist students in understanding how to calculate complex volume and how those concepts translate to use in the real world. Learning styles addressed include visual, auditory, and tactile/kinesthetic.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project, funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Muddy Water!!
Description: This is an introductory lesson which will help students realize how people use water and impact water pollution. The students will first observe a clean (or sterile) environment. They will be lead to discover the impact water pollution plays upon our Earth.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Are We Finished With It Yet?
Description: This is an introductory lesson on sustaining natural resources. By examining simple objects, students will become aware of the need to recycle, reuse, and conserve. They will explore ways to sustain natural resources.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (K - 1), Mathematics (K - 1)
Title: Telling Time to the Hour
Description: This lesson helps children make a connection between the digital and analog clock. In general, the number system is based on units of ten which can sometimes make it difficult for children to realize that time is based on cycles of 60.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Place Value Review
Description: During this lesson the teacher will introduce a fast paced game in which students will review place value and addition. Students will also exercise critical thinking skills when determining the likelihood of outcomes.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (1 - 2), Mathematics (1 - 2), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Are You a Square or a Rectangle?
Description: During a hands-on, inquiry approach lesson, students will discover the difference between standard and non-standard units of measure. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 3), Mathematics (2 - 4), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Twisted Tangrams
Description: In this lesson students will use a hands-on approach to problem solving. They will construct and manipulate tangrams to recreate animals from a story. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: I know what you did last summer: A data graphing project.
Description: This 'first day of class' lesson is designed to assist the teacher in establishing a 'community of learners' where both girls and boys learn to communicate mathematically. The lesson culminates with students presenting a graphical representation of their summer activities (or winter break) via a poster presentation.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Lines of Best Fit
Description: This lesson includes a teacher lead activity on gathering data and lines of best fit. Vocabulary is stressed (positive, negative or non-existing correlations). In groups, students will demonstrate knowledge through podcasting and/or demonstrations. Options are available for schools with varying degrees of technology. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Investigating School Safety and Slope
Description: Using a 'news report' approach, students investigate the slope of various stairways on the school campus and report on wheelchair accessibility and adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act. (PowerPoint Included) An extension of this lesson includes the critique/design of existing/nonexistent ramps.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (7 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Color this Polynomial Simplified
Description: This lesson helps students of all levels visualize the process of polynomial simplification and replicate it with ease. Three alternate forms of assessment are given to accomodate any school's level of technology (Podcasting. Powerpoints or Poster Presentations). This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: It’s a Party! Solving Multi-step Equations
Description: Often students are confused about ‘where to start’ when solving a multi-step equation. In this lesson the equation is labeled as a ‘party’. The 'host' is labeled (x) with remaining operations being labeled according to their relationship to the host (friends, family, acquaintances, etc...). Technology assignments are used as one method to assess student understanding.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Graphing at all levels: It’s a beautiful thing!
Description: This lesson addresses the societal issue of the arts being eliminated in many public schools be employing graphs (at any level) as an artistic media. Review of all types of graphs is included through various interactive websites.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Circles of Life
Description: This is an inquiry based cooperative learning unit that can be used in biology as a graduation exam review or in botany for a nine week project. The students will learn the life cycle of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms. The teacher can choose to do the cycles together or separate.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Designing a Rube Goldberg Machine
Description: In this lesson, students will apply their knowledge of complex and simple machines to designing a Rube Goldberg Machine. Students will calculate the mechanical advantage of 3 of the simple machines in their design. Students should also relate Newton's 3 Laws of Motion to their machine.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (6), English Language Arts (6), Arts Education (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: If Earth No Longer Existed. . .
Description: Students will work in cooperative groups to research characteristics of each of the planets in our solar system.
Students will design a travel brochure outlining the characteristics of each planet.
Each group will make an oral presentation on their brochure.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: The Composition of Seawater
Description: This lesson develops student understanding of ocean water as a true solution. It demonstrates the differences of salinity and "salt" water. This lesson prepares the student to be able to apply the concepts of temperature, density, and layering of the oceans before conducting a lab dealing with these variables.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Igneous Rocks
Description: This lesson will define an igneous rock. It will associate terms that classify igenous rocks. It will apply mineral size to location of the rock. It will develop connections to the rock cycle from the aspect of igenous rocks. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Metamorphic Rocks
Description: This lesson will develop the student's ability to identify the different types of Metamorphic rock. It will associate the processes that create varying forms of metamorphic rocks. It will differentiate the types through texture and form.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Sedimentary Rocks
Description: This lesson will define a sedimentary rock. It will associate terms that classify sedimentary rocks. It will apply grain size, composition to environments of deposition of the rock. It will develop connections to the rock cycle from the aspect of sedimentary rocks. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Continental Drift
Description: This lesson incorporates collaborative groups. It will introduce the basic principles that lead to the theory of Plate Tectonics. It should allow them to recognize our world as a "living" planet" that is constantly changing. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Birth of Rock(s) - Identifying Rock Types
Description: This lesson will allow the student to explore the characteristics of rocks. Through exploration the student will be able to identity the three kinds of rocks and examples of each. They will also learn how rocks are used in our society.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Organism PowerPoints/ Booklets
Description: This lesson requires students to use technology to research information on any organism from one of the six kingdoms. Students use the information to produce a PowerPoint presentation or booklet to present to their classmates. This project covers several biology and zoology objectives and is intended to be a review of the material previously covered.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: To Herb or Not to Herb
Description: This unit allows students to research some common herbal supplements to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the herb. Students will compare the herbal supplements to pharmaceutical medicines to judge which is the better choice. Students will make a PowerPoint presentation to advertise herbal supplements and their common uses. The students will make an informative web site that allows others access to their discoveries. The students will learn the process of scientific problem-solving using the appropriate tools and technology. Students will critique the advertisement of herbal drugs and the impact they are having on society. They will present their findings to the class with a brochure or newsletter.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Arts Education (1), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Botany Scavenger Hunt Where's the Ginkgo?
Description: Students use a science nature journal to log in plants native to Alabama. They sketch pictures of leaves, identify the special characteristics of the plant, and describe the environment where it was found. They also research special characteristics and classifiy the plant. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Endangered Species
Description: Students research and create a brochure project on an endangered species of their choice integrating aspects of math, science, social studies, art, reading and writing. This project allows the students to make connections across the curriculum. Students present their ideas to a group of peers persuading the group to help save or become interested in helping the endangered species. Students are also encouraged to make connections between the activities of the human population and their effect on the natural world. This project may be completed using the media center computers, computer lab, or individual computers as a homework project. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Blast Off!!
Description: Working in cooperative learning groups, students research early astronauts, both men and women. They research various rocket and space shuttle designs. With this information, they use Newton's laws to plan, design, and create a paper rocket. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Description: In this WebQuest, sudents will be working in cooperative learning groups to research bacteria, viruses, and the immune system via the Internet. Students will be taking notes and answering questions to show the teacher for approval. Students will solve for a specific disease from their research.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: "Woody Sine"
Description: The students will discover the shape of the sine function without creating a t-chart. The students will create a sine function using toothpicks. The students will then discover how the amplitude (height) and the period (number of compete waves) change when the basic graph created from the broken tooth picks was changed. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Quadrilaterals
Description: This is an inquiry lesson used to review Algebra 1 objectives by applying them to geometry concepts. Students explore the properties of quadrilaterals and classify them by definition. This lesson can be use in geometry classes. Students in geometry classes can apply theorems and definitions of quadrilaterals rather than as an inquiry lesson.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Coordinate Geometry
Description: Students will participate in several activities that will build their knowledge of coordinates graphing. Students will use ordered pairs to locate points on a grid. Students will also relate coordinate graphing to the real world through finding locations on a city map.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 12)
Title: Human slope
Description: Students will participate in this discovery activity intended for them to uncover the role each variable plays in the graph of a line in the form y = mx + b. Students will actually demonstrate lines in slope intercept form on a life size graph. They will compare different graphs to see what effect adding negative signs and coefficients to the variables have on the graph. They will also analysis what happens to the graph when a constant is added or subtracted from the variable.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Ellipse
Description: This lesson is designed for an Algebra II through Pre-Calculus classes and introduces the conic section- an ellipse. In this lesson students explore an ellipse, the set of points in a plane such that the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is constant. The students will investigate the construction of an ellipse and be able to recognize its major axis, semi-major axis and focal points and to be able to compute its eccentricity. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Toilet Paper Strength
Description: This investigation creates a scientific problem for students to solve. Students will use the scientific method to determine which brand of toilet paper is strongest. The lesson familiarizes students with the strategies of the scientific method. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9 - 11)
Title: Graphing Gallery Walk
Description: In this lesson, students will participate in a gallery walk to realize the vast amount of information found in a graph. Students will make notes of the graphs as they rotate through the gallery. At the conclusion, students will create a story from an assigned graph.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Technology for Displaying Trigonometric Graph Behavior: Sine and Cosine
Description: After interacting with a list of specified websites, students will explain the effects of various coefficients on the graphs of sine and cosine by describing these effects on a lab activity worksheet with an accuracy of 80%.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Systems of Equations: What Method Do You Prefer?
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to help students apply math concepts of solving systems of equations to real life situations. The students will use the three methods of graphing, substitution, and elimination to solve the system of equations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (7 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Inside the Cell
Description: This lesson is intended to familiarize students with different categories of cells. Emphasis will be placed on the comparison and contrast of plant and animals cells and the structures within them.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: DNA Technology Project
Description: Students will research current uses for DNA technology. Students identify a variety of ways that DNA technology can be used. Finally, the students create a DNA Technology project using technology. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Who am I? Find A Polynomial From Its Roots
Description: Students analyze the roots and end behavior of a polynomials and write the equation of a polynomial under given conditions. Students apply theorems concerning the multiplicity of roots, conjugates of irrational or complex imaginary roots to find a polynomial under given conditions. Students will factor polynomials to find the complex roots. Students graph polynomials and determine the local extrema. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (2 - 6), Arts Education (5)
Title: "Polly"gon Pockets
Description: In this lesson, students will explore the attributes of various polygons. Students will need to be in 12 cooperative groups (one for each shape being explored). They will complete a jigsaw puzzle to discover their shape and then list the attributes they notice about it. They will create a foldable that shows each polygon, describes its attributes, and lists items in our world that use that shape. Then, the students will create a collage using either magazines and 9x12 construction paper or the Internet and Microsoft Word to create a collage of items in our world that use polygon shapes. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Minerals
Description: The students will gain information on the 5 characteristics of minerals. The information can be related to nonrenewable resources. This lesson should facilitate discussion on the difference in precious gems and semi-precious gems.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: "Factoring by Mack"
Description: This strategy for factoring trinomials will eliminate the trial-and-error method used in most textbooks.The lesson will be a direct teaching lesson. With the teacher lecturing and the students taking notes and then having the students break up into groups to solve sample problems.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (8), Science (8), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Probability- What Are The Odds?
Description: This lesson introduces the student to the concept of probability. Students will explore the meaning of theoretical and experimental probability by viewing interactive websites. A lab activity will be performed using cooperative learning groups to allow the students to determine experimental and theoretical probability.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Exponential Growth and Decay
Description: This lesson on exponential growth and decay involves a variety of teaching resources. There are a variety of websites used to teach and reinforce how to identify exponential growth or decay and how to solve problems relating to growth and decay. There is a lab provided that will help model these concepts being taught and computer based practice on these concepts. Videos are provided that give a picture image of how exponential growth and decay works. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Oh, Deer!
Description: Oh, Deer helps students to understand food, water, and shelter as three essential components of an organism's habitat. It is intended to show how food, water, and shelter are limiting factors that affect the population growth of other organisms. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (8 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Comparing Solvents
Description: Students will investigate the effects of solvents in cleaning by designing and carrying out an experiment utilizing the steps of the scientific method. A video is used as an introduction to the concept of solvents. Hazardous effects of solvents are also discussed.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 7)
Title: I Scream for Ice Cream!
Description: In this lesson, students will figure out how many different combinations of ice cream flavors and cones they can make. Students will work cooperatively to make the different combinations. They will use various materials to actually make the combinations. The students will also need to include in writing how their group came up with these combinations, and if they noticed any kind of short cut to help them out.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Light Reflection and Absorption
Description: Students will examine various objects to determine if they reflect or absorb light. Students will first work with the teacher and look at various objects. Students will have the opportunity to test several items about the classroom. Then, students will create a PowerPoint slideshow using what they have learned.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (1), Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (1)
Title: Musical Patterns
Description: Students will become familiar with the concept of patterning by using musical instruments to repeat and create patterns of sounds.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Arts Education (5), Mathematics (5 - 6), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Angles in the Mix
Description: In this lesson, students will observe art paintings for angles - straight, right, obtuse, and acute. Using digital cameras, students will find "art" in their environment, which displays those same types of angles. They will use their photos to create a Photo Story describing the angles in their environmental art and share it with the class. Lastly, students will choose one of their photos to paint and label the angles found in their art.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Are Your Numbers Round?
Description: Students will use a variety of activities and games to learn how to round numbers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (6), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Volcanoes
Description: In this lesson, students will learn about the three main types of volcanoes. Students will watch videos, complete drawings and diagrams, and work in collaborative groups as they investigate cinder cone, composite, and shield volcanoes. Students will also review the positive and negative effects of volcanoes.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Which Rock is Which?
Description: In this lesson, the students will learn the characteristics of the different types of rocks. They will learn how to identify the rocks and explain the rock cycle.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Inner and Outer Planets
Description: As part of the space unit, students will learn about the physical and chemical components of the planets. The students will compare the planets in list form. It will also incorporate math by using measurement and numerical order.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1), Science (1)
Title: Tiger Math Graphing
Description: Students will listen and respond to the book Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger. Students will also create a pictograph based on the data collected from the book.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5), Science (2 - 5)
Title: Light Is
Description: The students will explore the properties of light in order to understand optics. Students will do two activities that will aid with their mastery of this concept.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Systems of Our Human Body...A Study Through PowerPoint
Description: This is a student-led exploration of the systems of the human body, through technology. Students will work cooperatively to develop a PowerPoint presentation that will thoroughly explain each system. Systems included are: circulatory system, respiratory system, excretory system, and reproductive system. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Science (8 - 12)
Title: Density
Description: Density is the ratio of mass to volume. Density will be introduced to students by a demonstration of coke verses diet coke. The teacher will then solve density problems for the students on the board. The class will then complete a lab on the density of plastics. After lab the students will compare results. Each group will present a Powerpoint presentation of their results.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Trapezoids: What's Equal or Right About Them?
Description: This lesson will examine the properties of two trapezoids - isosceles and right. The lesson will then use the properties to solve deeper analytical problems.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (2), Science (2), Social Studies (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Bird Migration
Description: This lesson teaches bird migration by using the award winning Caldecott Medal honor book: Make Way for Ducklings. It accesses a website to give a history of the book and the plot. It promotes student interaction through discussion, internet information and activities to include computer games, videos, and color sheets.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (K - 2), Social Studies (2)
Title: Coral Reefs
Description: This lesson defines what a coral reef is and how it affects society. It addresses the fact that oceans take up three-fourths of the earth's surface. This lesson also addresses how coral reefs help people and how people can help protect coral reefs.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Mathematics (4)
Title: Friction Faction
Description: The students will use different surfaces to test which will cause less friction on a ball. This will let the students determine how friction affects the distance an object in motion will go. This lesson will include cooperative grouping for the activity and whole group discussion of the results.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Farout Science
Description: In this lesson, the students will learn and describe the process of production and transfer of energy in stars. The students will learn the phases of the life cycle of both a small star and a massive star. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What Color are the Leaves?
Description: Where do the brilliant colors of fall come from? Most leaves appear green. In the fall, leaves turn orange, yellow, and red. Most leaves aren't changing colors. The pigments are always present in the leaves. The green pigment overpowers the other colors during spring and summer. Using chromatography, students will be able to see the colors always present in a leaf, even if the only color they can see is green. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Arts Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Properties of Minerals
Description: This lesson will motivate students to recognize the basic building blocks of our planet. They will develop skills of observation and analysis. The students will begin the process of forensics on the basis of investigation and drawing conclusions from observations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Plate Tectonics
Description: This lesson culminates the hypothesis of Continental Drift and Sea floor Spreading into the Plate Tectonic Theory. The students will be able to recognize that our planet is ever changing. They should be able to analyze the forces which create destruction on our planet are directly related to its shifting surface.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Science (5), Arts Education (5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Scrapping the Biomes
Description: This is a student led exploration of the biomes through art and self-expression, in which students create a scrapbook of assigned biomes. This activity utilizes technology, research, and cooperative learning groups for completion. The biomes included in this activity are the tropical rainforest, deciduous forest, grassland, taiga, desert, tundra, freshwater (including rivers and wetlands), and saltwater (including coral reefs and deep sea). This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What's Your Favorite Chocolate Bar?
Description: This lesson allows students to complete a school wide survey. Students will complete the survey to find out which candy bar, between Snickers, Butterfinger, Twix, Hershey Bar, Crunch, and Other, is the favorite among students and faculty. Students will create different kinds of graphs (horizontal bar graph, vertical bar graph, and tally chart) using Microsoft Excel to show their results.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: "3 in a Row" Calendar Game
Description: This is a fun lesson to use while teaching students how to read a calendar. The students will learn how to find information on a calendar then participate in a “3 in a Row” game in order to review.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Cosmic Measurements
Description: In this lesson, students will use hands on inquiry in cooperative learning groups to understand, develop and analyze common measurements used by astronomers. Students will use common objects such as straws, twizzlers, or toothpicks to measure the distance from a fixed object or central location to other objects. The students will then use this information to develop a unit of measurement like the astronomical unit. The students will measure the speed of an object such as a remote control car and use this to develop a unit similar to the lightyear. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Radiation / Half-Life
Description: The students will evaluate their personal radiation dose. They will develop an understanding of the term radiation and how it relates to everyday life. The will simulate how radioactive material decays and apply the term half-life. Students will use a computer program to see that the half-life for different substances never changes. The students will evaluate nuclear power as a source of energy.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: As Large As Life. . . A Poster of a Human Body System
Description: This is a student led exploration of the systems of the human body through art and self expression. Groups will cooperatively develop a poster, the size of a fifth grade student, and will accurately depict the assigned system of the human body. The included systems are the circulatory system, respiratory system, and excretory system.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1), Science (1), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Mr. Crocodile's Busy Day
Description: Students will listen to the book What Time is it Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra. The students will read and use Mr. Crocodile’s schedule to answer questions as well as read analog and digital clocks to the hour.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Writing Word Equations
Description: The students will learn to write word and formula equations. We will watch a web video about chemical equations. We will then complete the science in motion lab “The Color of Chemistry”. The students will also be required to write word and formula equations.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Emission Spectrum
Description: We will reintroduce the students to the electromagnetic spectrum and visible light. We will talk about the states of electrons(ground and excited). The teacher will show a video link (Electrons in Atoms). We will then preform the science in motion lab "Excited Elements."This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Physical and Chemical Changes
Description: The teacher will conduct the whoosh bottle demonstration to engage students. The class will then begin discussion of endothermic and exothermic physical and chemical changes. The students will then conduct the Science in Motion lab “Simple Distillation”. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Diverse Life forms of the Ocean
Description: This lesson allows students to view and draw conclusions on the importance of life in the ocean. It uses student created movies to explore what is going on, as well as identifying the zones and diverse life associated with the oceans. The teacher will be able to facilitate mult-faceted questions concerning the oceans and all the interactions of life within it.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Gas laws
Description: The teacher will preform a demonstration of imploding a coke can. This will be a lead in demonstration for the gas laws. We will then discuss Boyle's law. After this discussion we will conduct the science in motion lab "Boyle's Law". Each lab group will load their graphical results into a powerpoint presentation to be viewed by the class.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Freezing Things - States of Matter
Description: The class will go back over the Power Point presentation on chemical and physical properties. The teacher will then conduct numerous liquid nitrogen demos. This lesson is used early in the Chemistry course. The students love it. This lesson can be used to spark interest in science. The students (in cooperative learning groups) will then be required to produce a concept map and short report on an assigned gas.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (4), Mathematics (4)
Title: Translucent, Transparent, and Opaque Objects
Description: Students will become familiar with transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Students predict whether items are transparent, translucent, or opaque. Finally, students will show what they have learned by producing a song, poem, cheer, rap, or comic strip.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (1), Mathematics (1)
Title: Ship Shape
Description: Students will create a picture of a pirate ship using plane shapes they have traced from three dimensional shapes. The students will then create a story to go along with their picture.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (5), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat.
Description: This is a student led activity utilizing visualization and association to memorize the parts of animal and plant cells. Students will work cooperatively to develop drawings to connect the parts of cells to one of their favorite things…food. In addition, art, written expression, oral communication, and technology will be used for completion of this activity.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Mathematics (1)
Title: Mix it Up! Exploring the Commutative and Associative Properties of Addition.
Description: By now, students have learned that fact families include both addition and subtraction facts. They have also learned that by reversing the order of the addends, they can form related addition facts with the same sum. The students will revisit this concept to help them prepare for addition and subtraction with regrouping.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: To Infinity and Beyond... Magazine of Planetary Studies
Description: This is a student led activity in which students have to accomplish the task of choosing the most entertaining way to relay written expository information. Art/self expression along with technology are utilized to develop a classroom magazine while learning about the planets and associated technology. Students work in cooperative learning groups to complete this activity.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Chemistry is Colorful!!
Description: In this lesson ,students are introduced to the five major types of chemical reactions reaction type will be analyzed and examples will be noted. Students will then perform a lab investigation which includes each of the different reaction types.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Determining Fairness in Games of Chance
Description: This activity reviews and incorporates the laws of probability. Students will analyze various games of chance to determine their "fairness". Students will also view a United Streaming video on gaming and do a math journaling activity to show understanding of probability and fairness in games of chance.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Subject: Social Studies (K - 2)
Title: Tech Tours using Google Earth-it’s easy, it’s fun…come take a trip with us!
Description: Grab your passport and head around the world as K-2 students become reporters using Google Earth and podcasting to learn and share about maps, globes, people and places around the community, state and world. Tools featured include: Tablet pc’s, iPods, digital cameras, document camera, classroom response system, and free web 2.0 tools.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: GPS Scavenger Hunt
Description: This lesson will provide 7th and 8th grade students the opportunity to utilize GPS Handheld Tracking Units in order to understand latitude and longitude. Students will work in groups of four to complete a scavenger hunt around the campus; they will be using the GPS units to guide them to the final destination. Students will answer questions about the points listed on the handout provided by the teacher.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Komodo Dragon by Thane Maynard
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with research topics through individual assignments that utilize a variety of resources.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Declaration of Independence:
Purpose, Explanation, and Grievances of King George III
Description: In this lesson, students will be able to state the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence, and explain their significance. The students will be able to know the purpose of and explain the Declaration of Independence, as well as the grievances toward King George III.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Pollaco
Summarizing, Sequencing and Publishing
Description: In this lesson, students will read and summarize the book by pages. After publishing, students will use their slides as sequencing exercises. This lesson plan can be adapted for any grade level or book.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Discover the World of GPS and Geocaching
Description: This lesson will be a creative approach to learning latitude and longitude, and will introduce the students to new technology. Seventh grade students will be given the opportunity to utilize GPS Handheld Tracking Units to understand latitude and longitude. Students will work in groups of four to complete a geocaching activity and a scavenger hunt around campus; they will be using the GPS units to guide them to the final destination. Students will answer questions about points listed on the handout provided by the teacher. We decided to offer this activity as a collaborative effort for one grade level in order to allow all the students the opportunity to participate and work together. This decision allowed us to have four teachers to work together supervising the students. (We also utilized volunteers to assist with supervising each group of students.)
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Pollaco
Description: In this lesson, students will read and summarize the book by pages. After publishing, students will use their slides as sequencing exercises. This lesson plan can be adapted for any grade level or book.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), Health Education (7), Family and Consumer Sciences Education (7 - 8), Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Why Not?
Description: This week long unit designed for 7th grade students focuses on issues related to substance abuse. Both short and long term effects on health are examined to help students discover valid reasons Why Not to abuse drugs.
Subject: Arts Education (5), Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Congruent and Similar Figures
Description: This lesson provides a variety of hands-on activities for the students to understand the difference between congruent and similar figures. Students will use geoboards, pattern blocks, and the Internet to explore the difference. The activities can be used to reach all learning types.
Subject: English Language Arts (K - 1)
Title: Learning to Clean Tables by Using Sign Language/Picture Symbols
Description: This is a L.I.F.E Skills functional and reading lesson using sign language and picture symbols for a severe/profound class with little or no verbal expressive language skills.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (3 - 12), Technology Education (3 - 12)
Title: Los Paises Hispanos
Description: This lesson will introduce beginning Spanish students to basic reading skills needed to comprehend material in another language while also providing basic information on Spanish speaking countries.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Classy Sports (Basic Spreadsheet)
Description: Students will be introduced to basic spreadsheet design. Students will learn basic spreadsheet formatting. Students will use formulas to calculate totals.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12), Family and Consumer Sciences Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: How much if the first year of college going to cost?
Description: Students will determine the first year costs of college or junior college in the state of Alabama.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Agriscience Education (9 - 12)
Title: Building a Ramp for Handicap Accessibility - Part I
Description: In this lesson, students will apply the trigonometry involved in finding angles of elevation to a real-life problem. Groups of 4-5 students will determine a suitable angle of elevation for handicap entrance ramps, calculate dimensions for a ramp reaching a specified height, and determine the construction cost for this ramp. Presentation of results will be in the form of a webpage. The teacher will evaluate the project using a rubric, and students will evaluate one others cooperative skill using rubrics.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: "Introducing Pi!"
Description: The overriding purpose of the lesson is to actively engage students in learning activities that promote opportunities for students to discover the 'meaning' of pi. Activities will include research, hands-on, software applications, reading, writing, and collaborative work opportunities. The secondary purpose is to introduce and spark enthusiasm among students for our celebration of 'Pi Day'.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: I Can Determine The Height Of A Rocket!
Description: The lesson is intended to give students a fun real-world experience in applying their math skills. They will use trigonometric ratios to calculate heights of tall structures. They will also use the Internet to convert their calculations from standard to metric units and visa versa.
Subject: Mathematics (6)
Title: Finding Area with a geoboard
Description: Students will use a geoboard to visualize the concept of square units, as well as measure with those units. They will also be able to visualize the formal formula to different polygons after working with this manipulative.
Subject: English Language Arts (5 - 6), Technology Education (3 - 8)
Title: Telling It the Digital Way: Stories of Sports Spectacular Stand-outs
Description: During this lesson students design, develop, produce, and present a five-minute biographical video highlighting the life of a famous sports spectacular stand-out such as baseball's great Babe Ruth.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: PowerPoint Graph Animation
Description: This lesson provides students with the skills to work with multiple applications, copy data between applications, and animate an Excel graph in PowerPoint to increase viewer interest in the presentation.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Statistically Thinking
Description: The object of this project is for students to learn how to find univariate and bivariate statistics for sets of data. Also, the students will be able to determine if two sets of data are linearly correlated and to what degree. The students will use Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel to find, organize, and present their projects to the class.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Water Tank Creations Part I
Description: In this lesson students will study the surface area and volume of three-dimensional shapes by creating a water tank comprised of these shapes. Students will work in groups of 4-5 to research water tanks, develop scale drawings and build a scale model. Teacher will evaluate the project using a rubric and students will assess one anothers cooperative skills using a rubric.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Agriscience Education (9 - 12), Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Creating a Water Tank - Part II
"Selling the Tank"
Description: Working in groups of 4-5 students will take the information,pictures and 3-D model of the water tank they assembled in Part I of Creating a Water Tank and develop a web page and a video presentation. The web page will be a tool to advertise their water tank construction company and must include hyperlinks and digital pictures. The video presentation will be a "sales pitch" to a city council. The web page and video will be scored using a rubric. The web page and video must include the surface area, volume and cost of construction.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: What is the slope of the stairs in front of the school?
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to help students apply the mathematical definition of slope to a concrete example. The students will learn to make the appropriate measurements and apply the formula to calculate the slope of the stairs experimentally.
Subject: Agriscience Education (9 - 12), Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (K - 12)
Title: Ramp for Handicap Accessibility - Part 2
Description: Working in groups of 4-5 students will use the information, pictures, diagrams, and narratives created in Part 1 to develop a brochure. The brochure will consist of guidelines for handicap accessible ramps, sample calculations and contact information. It must be suitable for distribution at city hall.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: Cool Kool-Aid Experiment
Description: Seventh grade students have had wide-ranging experiences with fractions and operations on fractions, but ratios and rates may be new concepts for them. This activity introduces students to the idea of rates via a familiar and tangible product: Kool-Aid. Students will add varying amounts of Kool-Aid powder to a set amount of water, thereby producing a sensory experience of rates. The Kool-Aid example also provides a base experience upon which other examples can build.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Area and Perimeter of Various Polygons
Description: In this lesson students will be engaged in an interactive online practice session using area and perimeter. Students will have to use critical thinking skills in order to unlock gates and learn more about the cups in the challenge.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Classifying Complex Numbers
Description: This lesson helps students distinguish between strictly complex numbers, strictly real numbers and strictly imaginary numbers while learning that real numbers and imaginary numbers are subsets of the set of complex numbers.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 6), English Language Arts (5 - 6)
Title: "All in the Family"
Description: A cooperative unit where students work together and use a variety of math skills to establish budgets and compare and compute the best buys. Students will continue practicing their writing skills by writing thank you notes to local merchants.
Subject: Mathematics (5)
Title: Introduction to the Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Description: This lesson consists of two Powerpoint presentations that use animation (motion) to demonstrate how to obtain a 1-1 mapping between a plane and ordered pairs of Real numbers.
These can be teacher presented or if you have enough PCs students can do these as independent activities.
Subject: Social Studies (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Reptile Adventure
Description: During this lesson, students work with small groups and partners on reptile research. They will have the opportunity to use books and the Internet for research. They will also go on a reptile adventure searching for new information about reptiles.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Agriscience Education (9 - 12), Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Building a Ramp for Handicap Accessibility - Part 3
Description: Groups of 4-5 students will take the information gathered in parts 1 and 2 of Building a Ramp for Handicap Accessibility and develop a "How To" video. The video will be scored using a rubric. A script with scene blocking must accompany the video. Students will also be asked to demonstrate knowledge of video editing for a test grade. The video must include calculations and construction costs.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 5), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Who Am I? Learning With Biographies
Description: Students often have difficulty differentiating between genres of books in the library media center. During this lesson, students learn to identify a biography and understand the types of information included in this genre. Students will have the opportunity to complete and present a multimedia autobiography, then research a notable person and complete a project describing that person's achievements.
Subject: Arts Education (K - 1), Arts Education (K - 1)
Title: Rhythmic Discovery - Read Simple Rhythmic Patterns
Description: This lesson will aid in learning the concept of rhythm as applied in a musical setting. It will aid each student in setting requirements later needed to read music.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 12), Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12)
Title: Fasching
Description: A 5-8 day project that divides students into groups and allows a greater number of students to benefit from two computers in my classroom.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Graphing for Dollars
Description: This is a collaborative effort between Leo Straughn, Riley Robinson and Barbara Lucassen. It is a lesson for cooperative learning groups of 2-3 students. This lesson will take place in the classroom if there is computer access or in a computer lab. This lesson uses a real-world scenario to teach students how to evaluate an account balance by creating a linear equation. From this equation, the students will determine the slope and y-intercept and create a graphical representation of the account balance. Students will use this graph to extrapolate information to answer probing questions.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Let’s Tessellate
Description: This lesson is a hands-on, technology-based project that will take place in the classroom and computer lab. Students will discover which regular polygons tessellate the plane by constructing polygonal tessellations. Students will also use a spreadsheet to calculate the area and perimeter of the polygons.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Calculating the mean, mode, median and range using spreadsheet software
Description: This lesson plan involves using spreadsheet software to aid in calculating the mean, mode, median, and range of the distance each student in the class travels from home to school each day. It also involves comparing the use of spreadsheet software for calculations versus doing calculations by hand. It will also help students better understand spreadsheet software including terminology and functions.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Volume
Description: Students will learn the concept of volume by determining the amount of sand that is needed to fill the long-jump pit at their school (or any rectangular- or square-shaped container). This lesson will explain the importance of knowing how to determine volume and how to use the concept in real-world situation.
Subject: Science (8)
Title: Teaching the Scientific Method
Description: Life is one project after another, no matter what career field one chooses. The responsibility of planning a project is a valuable lesson for students that applies to most career fields. This method requires students to answer a question or solve a problem, make observations and collect data, and draw a conclusion as to the answer to the question or problem.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What Shape Are You?
Description: In this lesson, students will read "The Greedy Triangle" by Marilyn Burns, participate in class activities to classify two- and three-dimensional shapes, produce a powerpoint describing a chosen shape, and make a picture of themselves as one of the shapes.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Similar Figure Activity
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to allow students to self-discover the relationships between similar figures. The students should then take what they learn about these relationships and apply these concepts to problem-solving.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5), Science (5)
Title: From Weeds to Worms
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to guide students in researching and discovering the importance of the interdependence of living and nonliving things in an ecosystem. Students utilize technology independently and cooperatively to establish requirements for conducting experiments.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (9)
Title: CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Description: This lesson will help students recognize basic needs and how they relate to our interactions with others. Conflicts, while normal occurrences, can negatively affect relationships. Role playing will give students an opportunity to practice more appropriate behaviors which will help students meet their needs without escalating the conflict.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Investigation of Special Segments of Triangles
Description: This lesson will enable students to investigate three special segments of triangles in a very concrete way. The students will fold paper triangles to create the segments. This lesson would be a great way for students to explore the properties of the segments and their intersections.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Science (4)
Title: Meteor or Meteorite
Description: Students will learn the difference between a meteor and a meteorite. Students will perform an experiment to discover how the size and weight of an object determines the size of the impact crater.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: All I Want for Christmas (a spreadsheet investigation)
Description: Students will complete a Santa list using a Spreadsheet. Students will enter a list of items they want for Christmas, try to estimate the cost, and total their cost. They will then go on an internet shopping trip to find the actual cost of their items. They will then have an itemized list they can give to their special "santa".
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Spreadsheets -- A New Study Tool
Description: Students will learn to use spreadsheets to enter if-then statements that can then be used for study guides for any subject area. Students will create a generic spreadsheet that gives feedback when they enter a correct response to a particular question. They must understand the questions they are entering in order to enter the correct formula to get the desired feedback.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Using Spreadsheets to Calculate Your Grades
Description: This practical use of spreadsheets will allow students to practice entering data, and finding the sum and the mean for the set of data. It will reinforce skills the students have already learned about spreadsheets. In addition, students will be able to manipulate their data to see the effects of low scores on assignments.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Solving the Puzzle to the Dewey Decimal System
Description: This lesson is a hands-on approach to learning the ten main categories of the Dewey Decimal System in the school’s media center. The lesson is appropriate for fourth and fifth grade students. Students will work in pairs to find missing puzzle pieces already strategically place in books listed under the ten main categories.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: New York with $1200
Description: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are Demopolis Middle School’s first –place winner of the annual MATHATHON!!!!!!!!!! You and three of your classmates have been awarded an exciting trip to NEW YORK CITY! You will each be given $1200 to cover all your expenses during your three day stay. You must use only your $1200 prize to cover all expenses (transportation costs, hotel accommodations, food, gratuities (tips), souvenirs, and entertainment). Please budget your money carefully – decide which purchases are most important and budget these first. Don’t forget to have fun!!
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Baseball Rocks!
Description: Through videoconferencing, two classes battle out their knowledge of rocks and minerals and the rock cycle by playing baseball. Each class completes a unit on rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle which includes gathering facts from print and non-print resources, classroom activities, and experiments. Each class then creates PowerPoint slides with questions (and answers) to pitch to the opposing team. The teams meet on the videoconference playing field to determine which class is the champion of rocks! The virtual baseball game serves as the culminating activity of a unit on rocks.
Subject: Health Education (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Effects of Drug Abuse
Description: Students will be able to describe the dangerous consequences of drug abuse. Students will learn that illegal drugs are harmful to the drug abuser and to others.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 7)
Title: "Integers, Less Than Zero"
Description: A hands-on lesson demonstrating integers using the book, LESS THAN ZERO by Stuart J. Murphy
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Heads Up!
Description: The lesson is a hands-on project. Students will work in pairs to gather various measurements, organizing the data into a provided chart. The measurements will be used to review, reinforce, and introduce skills such as measures of central tendency, coordinate graphing, and various ways of representing data (i.e., stem-and-leaf plots, box-and-whisker plots, frequency tables, etc.).
Subject: Social Studies (10 - 12)
Title: Interpreting Documents on the AHSGE
Description: Students will explore the documents that were used in shaping the United States, before, during, and after its creation. While studying these documents, students will use reading skills to interpret and analyze documents. By the end of the unit, students should be able to describe, explain the historical significance of, and explain the impact of documents. Through modeling, the teacher will identify the three types of historical documents (those used in the creation of American documents, American documents created during the founding of the nation, and those created after the birth of America). In addition, students will be guided through reading and interpreting a document, as well as determining its historical significance. Students should also be able to identify a few key documents by examining a small excerpt. By creating a document brochure from library and internet research, students will be able to summarize the main ideas of the documents.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), Mathematics (6)
Title: A Day at a Theme Park (Mathematics, 6th grade, Coordinate grid)
Description: Rationale: The sixth grade curriculum and state standards require the students to understand the coordinate grid, quadrants, etc. This lesson allows the students to apply their knowledge of the coordinate grid, coordinates, and plotting points all while developing technological skills. The lesson also permits the students to create a coordinate grid and plot points on the x and y axis using a map of a theme park.
Subject: Mathematics (4)
Title: Pigs and Money
Description: After reading the book "Pigs Will Be Pigs" by Amy Axelrod, students will practice how to add money. They will practice how to spend money without spending more than they have in their budget.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (1)
Title: The Napping House
Description: During this lesson, children "wonder" when interacting with text. Instead of predicting what comes next in the story, students use their imaginations to wonder about what might happen. They create their own wondering multimedia slide about a new text. This is a great way to encourage creativity.
Subject: Mathematics (1)
Title: Cracker Math (Commutative Property)
Description: During this lesson students will listen to the story FISH EYES: A BOOK YOU CAN COUNT ON by Lois Ehlert and use concrete objects to explore the commutative property of addition. During this lesson students will be guided through exercises to strengthen knowledge that the order of the addends has no effect upon the sum. In mathematical terms, a+b=b+a. They will also use the internet to practice what they have learned during this lesson.
Subject: Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (4)
Title: Teaching Measurement through Literature and Manipulatives
Description: The tradebook, Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen, is an excellent tool in teaching measurement. Students will engage in activities involving different types of measurement. In the story, five animal friends decide to take a boat ride. As each animal climbs into the boat it sinks lower and lower in the water. The phrase, "Do you know who sank the boat?" encourages children to make predictions.
Subject: Social Studies (7), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: World Traveler
Description: Seventh grade social studies students will create a passport and detailed daily travel journal. The project will incorporate a minimum of two types of technology as they create a narrative vividly describing a city/country. Specific details of the geography, people, their culture, government and particular points of interest will be included. Pictures will be downloaded and used to illustrate the location and or adventure.
Subject: English Language Arts (5)
Title: Literary Genres:What are they and why are they important?
Description: During this lesson, students will be introduced to different literary genres. Once students become familiar with the different genres, they will decide which one they like to read best. They will also use their knowledge of genres to decide the best form to write in.
Subject: English Language Arts (4)
Title: Hail to the Chief!
Description: The students will use prior knowledge of Presidents to complete this project. They will devise a platform based on past presidents' qualities and their impact on the nation to run against classmates in an election. Students will use this as an extension of a year long study in Alabama History and US History.
Subject: Mathematics (3)
Title: Divide Using One-Digit Divisors
Description: Student will explore the meaning of division. This lesson also includes writing quotients for one-digit divisors in division. The student will gain an understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division.This lesson plan is for the divisor 2 and can be used with other divisors.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Famous Alabamians
Description: In this lesson, students will use print and non-print reference sources to examine the lives of famous Alabamians and their contributions to our society.
Subject: Social Studies (5)
Title: American Inventors
Description: Students will learn about 8 American inventors from the 1800's. They will use the internet of encyclopedia disc to research and print pictures and information about these people.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Making Tracks
Description: This lesson will allow students to explain or interpret possible scenarios from a single set of observations. Emphasis should be on supporting interpretations with concrete observations.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Hardships During the Great Depression
Description: Students will be divided into groups of 2 or more. Each group will be given a choice of jobs that were available during the 1930s. Students will learn to manage their cost of living and household expenses.
Subject: Arts Education (K), Mathematics (K), Science (K), English Language Arts (K)
Title: The Very Hungry Class
Description: Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is a great trade book to teach many concepts across the curriculum. This lesson has activities to excite your students in all subject areas. Students will be familiar with the metamorphsis process and will enrich skills in other curriculium areas.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Living in a "Submicro" World
Description: This is a technology-based lesson plan designed for high school Chemistry students as an introduction to the study of the fundamental nature and structure of the atom. Students will create a publication using Desktop Publishing software to support the content of this unit.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Congress: Requirements for Office, Members Currently Serving in the United States Congress, and Characteristics and Experiences Needed for Election to Public Office
Description: The students will research and present a computer slide-show on the requirements of office of the Senate and the House of Representatives and a special focus on the two Senators and a House member from one selected state. The students will create an election brochure in which they themselves will run for one of the above offices.
Subject: Science (6 - 8)
Title: Mars Metal Rover
Description: Students will convince NASA which metal to use on the new "Mars Land Rover". This lesson will help students understand the properties of metals and their relationship to the properties of the surface of Mars. Knowledge of Internet searches, word processing software, and slideshow presentation software are necessary for this lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 4)
Title: "Antonym Bingo"
Description: The students will demonstrate knowledge of antonyms after an introduction done by the teacher. After the introduction, the students will play "antonym bingo" to reinforce the skill.
Subject: Social Studies (10 - 12), English Language Arts (10 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Constitution or Articles? the Question or the Millennium
Description: In this lesson,students will observe the political climate at the time of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and read the writings of the delegates who refused to sign the proposed Constitution,as well as, those who supported it. Taking on the role of Mason, Gerry, Randolph and others, students will work together to create a modern-day document - a press release, advertisement, bill ,or declaration on PowerPoint that summarizes their objections or support of the proposed constitution. Students will be asked to quickly communicate thier position to the majority of state legislatures and to the citizenry.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Animal Studies
Description: This was a collaborative effort between Melanie George and Connie Roan.
Students will work in collaborative groups and investigate animal characteristics, their habitats and basic needs using the Internet and library. They will then make a power point presentation of their animals to educate the rest of the class.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), Science (7)
Title: Creature Creations
Description: This is a collaborative effort between Mary Smith and Christine Olsen. It is a lesson for cooperative learning groups of 3 to 4 students. This lesson will take place in the classroom, the science laboratory, and the computer lab.
Students will learn how to differentiate between dominant and recessive traits and genotypes. They will use this knowledge to construct a model creature, identifying its traits, and specifying which traits are dominant. Students will then predict the possible outcomes of genetic crosses between “parent” creatures.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Colonial Network News: Ben Franklin Flies a Kite
Description: The students will create a news program about Benjamin Franklin and life in colonial times. The students will work in groups of complete research and prepare a video presentation. Students will utilize books and various web sites to complete their research.
Subject: Social Studies (10)
Title: Creating the 14th Colony
Description: After studying the 13 original colonies students will create their own colonies in cooperative groups. This will help students understand the difficulties the colonist had to endure in learning to work together. Students will have to name thier colony, choose a location for thier colony, write a compact, and choose essential items needed to live in the colony.
Subject: Social Studies (11), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The 1960s: A Time of Contrast, Change, and Controversy
Description: This lesson explores the 1960s and the contrasts, changes, and controversies that occurred during the period. The teacher will present an overview of the cultural and social aspects of the period. Students will choose a person, event, or area involved in the decade. Each student will research his/her topic and present the research in a brochure, flyer, newsletter, or powerpoint presentation using the appropriate technology.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Laws, They Are A-Changin'
Description: This unit will cover the key people, places, and events of the Civil Rights Movement. The students will create a Powerpoint presentation, a brochure, and a website so that they can use and extend their technology skills. They will also use and extend their research skills in this process.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Science (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Where Did You Get Those "Jeans"?
Description: This lesson can be interdisciplinary involving science, mathematics, and language arts. The primary nature of the lesson is inquiry, project, and technology-based. In science this project is a culminating activity in the heredity unit.
Subject: Social Studies (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Advertising and Its Affects on Consumer Decision Making
Description: This lesson will show the student the power of advertising to create demand for a product. After reviewing existing advertisements, the students will create their own campaign for a product. Following a presentation to the class as a whole, the students will analyze the campaign.
Subject: Social Studies (7)
Title: Where in the world am I?
Description: A collaborative distance learning project on world geography.Two classrooms will interact while solving clues about "mystery" counties.
Subject: Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Amazing Alabama
Description: Follow along with our roving reporters as they travel Alabama from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the shores of the Gulf Coast.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Exploring Asia
Description: Students (in groups of 2 or 3) will gather information on an assigned Asian country. After organizing the required information, students will develop a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the class.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Louisiana Purchase: An Offer We Couldn't Refuse
Description: This lesson explores the circumstances surrounding the United States' acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. To research these topics students will integrate a variety of print and technology resources. Students will apply the results of the research to produce a multimedia presentation supplemented by a brochure created through the application of desktop publishing software.
Subject: Social Studies (9 - 11), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: News Flash: The End of the Cold War
Description: This lesson is an inquiry into events that occurred during the Cold War era. It is a technology-based project on one event that occurred during the Cold War(1945-1991). The Cold War describes the tense and hostile relationship between the Soviet Union and the U.S. between 1945 and 1992. The communist government of the Soviet Union wanted to convert other countries to communism. The U.S. pledged to support free countries so they could resist communism. Both countries had nuclear weapons and were capable of launching a nuclear war. Other countries took sides in this international conflict. Many Western European countries sided with the U.S. to form NATO (National Atlantic Treaty Organization) in 1949. Eastern European countries signed the Warsaw Pact and formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12)
Title: "Reach for the Stars, Not Drugs"
Description: This door decoration provides several learning objectives for middle school students during "Red Ribbon Week." A door is covered with paper, the week's theme is written on the door, and miniature candy is attached with hot glue to "tempt" students.
Subject: Social Studies (2 - 10)
Title: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, ROUTE TO FREEDOM
Description: This activity will require the teacher and student to travel throughout the school and its buildings as they travel the underground railroad. As they travel they will stop at safe houses, rest and eat before they proceed finally crossing the Ohio River to freedom.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Isaac Newton
Description: During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the life of Isaac Newton. Students use reference books and the Internet to investigate Newton's life. Following group discussion and individual research, students create a slide of an aspect of Isaac Newton's life. The class will create a slideshow presentation and students will deliver it to other classes.
Subject: Science (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Animals with Backbones
Description: Students will learn about animals with backbones and then create a slideshow presentation that shows the characteristics of the different groups of vertebrates. They will also create a brochure explaining how a specific animal is adapted to survive in a particular environment.
Subject: Social Studies (3), English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Montgomery Field Trip Tour Book
Description: During this lesson, students explore the functions of our government through the Internet, slideshow presentations, and by visiting Alabama's capital city of Montgomery. Students will use their field trip as a guide to create a tour book of the government in Montgomery.
Subject: Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Out Of This World
Description: During this lesson, students will begin to realize that the solar system is a vast unexplored frontier. Students will have the opportunity to explore the different aspects of our solar system.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 5), Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (3 - 4)
Title: Stop The Bullying
Description: During this lesson, students start to recognize the different types of bullying, causes, and ways of dealing with it. Through literature and the Internet, students learn how to handle bullying. Students will develop presentations to teach other how to handle bullying.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Technological Influences
Description: In this lesson students will utilize the Internet to find examples of how technology has impacted daily functioning at home and school, as well as in work settings. Students will determine how these aspects play important roles in our daily lives.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (4)
Title: Mystery Writing with Alfred Hitchcock
Description: During this lesson students will explore the life of Alfred Hitchcock by navigating the Internet. Students will learn about the mysteries involved in his films and become mystery writers themselves.
Subject: English Language Arts (4)
Title: It Happened to Me: Eruption of Mount St. Helens
Description: During this lesson, students navigate different websites to become familiar with volcanoes. Students then describe a volcanic eruption by creating their own stories about what it was like during the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Distance Learning Collaborative Literature Circles: Because of Winn Dixie
Description: During this lesson, two classes in different locations will participate separately in literature circles using Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. The discussion of the book will be a collaborative project using distance learning.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Life in Colonial America
Description: This lesson presents an explanation about who the early colonists were and why they came to America. Students will explore their lives and the economy by navigating the Internet. Students will conclude the lesson by completing a WebQuest about colonial life.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Fortune Cookie Verbs
Description: During this lesson students have the opportunity to create fortune cookies and identify the verbs in the fortunes.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Collaborative Project on the Civil War
Description: During this lesson two or more schools will work together using distance learning to investigate and share their community's involvement in the Civil War.
Subject: Science (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Leap Into The Life Cycle Of a Frog
Description: During this lesson students explore the life cycle of a frog. They will raise frogs in the classroom from tadpoles and document and describe each stage of the life cycle.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (4)
Title: Whales, Whales, Whales!
Description: During this lesson, students work with other students from another school to collect information about different species of whales. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the differences via video conferences. Students work together to develop a plan to help conserve whales.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (1 - 2)
Title: Why Does It Rain?
Description: The focus of this lesson is to demonstrate how rain occurs. Through trade books, Internet exploration and a teacher-led experiment, students become familiar with the water cycle.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: What Will I Be When I Grow Up?
Description: During this lesson students have the opportunity to explore different types of community helpers. Students begin to identify activities and tools associated with these community helpers. Students also begin to identify helping careers they might enjoy.
Subject: Social Studies (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Role of the President
Description: During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the role of the president by navigating the Internet and other resources. Students will learn about the president's family, advisors, and others who help him to accomplish his role as president.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Shoals Area Landmarks and Sites of Interest
Description: In this lesson students choose a local landmark or site located in the Shoals area and research that site's contribution to history. Students demonstrate their knowledge of a specific Shoals area landmark or site by creating various presentations showing why these landmarks and sites attract people from all over the world.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Social Studies (3 - 5)
Title: A Divided Nation
Description: Students will explore the sectional differences between the North and the South that ultimately led to the southern secession. Students will learn what is meant by secession and which states seceded, the country they formed, its capital, and whom they elected president. Students will create a PowerPoint Presentation, a brochure, and possibly a newsletter using computer software presenting information they have learned.
Subject: Social Studies (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Where Am I?
Description: During this lesson students explore the 50 states through the Internet. Students discover important facts and information by navigating the World Wide Web.
Subject: Mathematics (6)
Title: Graphing Fun
Description: In this hands-on project, students have the opportunity to survey their classmates to find information that is meaningful to them. Then students will construct graphs using computer software. Students will analyze their information and discover the overall results of class favorites.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Science (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Watch That Plant Grow
Description: This lesson allows students to explore horticulture within a controlled environment, a greenhouse. Students engage in hands-on activities as they grow their own plants and chart data concerning the conditions related to plant growth in a greenhouse. The data collected is recorded on a spreadsheet to aid in growth prediction over a specified amount of time. This lesson should precede other lessons regarding research on plants grown in a greenhouse.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Beanie Baby Habitats Collaborative Project
Description: With the booming market of "Beanie Baby" type stuffed animals being so prominent in students' lives, this project brings that interest into the classroom through the use of research, science, hands-on experiences, and technology. The project includes research of living things and habitats through various resources including textbookss, trade books, encyclopedias, and the Internet. It also includes a hands-on project where students design and create a habitat for a chosen living thing. Students will work collaboratively in the classroom and use communication skills to share information with another classroom using distance learning capabilities throughout the project.
Subject: Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Quest for The Rajah's Rice
Description: After reading The Rajah's Rice, a mathematical folktale by Dave Barry, students will complete a WebQuest. The WebQuest includes a compare/contrast activity, a recipe activity, and opportunities for more extensions related to the story.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), Social Studies (5)
Title: From Tyranny to Freedom
Description: During this lesson students will have the opportunity to research famous battles of the American Revolution and document these battles in a timeline, which they will construct. Students will also create a slideshow presentation about the American Revolution to be shared with classmates.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Making Predictions
Description: This lesson will use the trade book, Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome, to teach making predictions. Students will also learn the true story of Balto and create their own fictional story of Balto.
Subject: English Language Arts (4)
Title: "How To Build A Snowman" Expository Writing
Description: During this lesson, students begin to understand how important specific directions are to a project. Students will demonstrate detailed writing in order to instruct their classmates on how to build a snowman.
Subject: Social Studies (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: State Jeopardy - How Much Do You Know About My State?
Description: This lesson is a distance learning collaborative project involving another school. Each school will do research on the other school's state and be able to answer questions about that state posed by the other school. Students learn not only about another state, but about their own in formulating questions to stump their opponents.
Subject: Social Studies (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Preparing for Natural Disasters
Description: This social studies lesson provides information and safety tips for different natural disasters. It integrates technology, writing, and art activities. The included slideshow may be presented to the whole group, or students may navigate it independently or in small groups.
Subject: Arts Education (4), Technology Education (3 - 5), Arts Education (3 - 4)
Title: The Strong Beat
Description: This lesson explores the use of the strong beat through songs, movement, and playing of instruments. Students will have the opportunity to practice using the strong beat. Students will visit websites to compare their findings on strong beat.
Subject: Social Studies (5), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: "Twenty Questions" History Virtual Fieldtrip
Description: During this lesson, students engage in a virtual game of "Twenty Questions" with another class. They will utilize textbooks, trade books, the Alabama Virtual Library, and other Internet sites for reference. Each team (class) will be assigned ten historical figures from the American Revolution. The identities remain hidden from the other team. Students also have the opportunity to investigate the appropriate dress of each figure and then dress ten students accordingly. Students will make a list of important events and dates in the persons’ lives to use as reference during the game.
Subject: Science (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Biomes: Where are the Wild Things?
Description: During this lesson, students will explore biomes, ecosystems, and habitats by navigating the Internet. They will research biomes, ecosystems, and habitats in order to create a newsletter. They will have the opportunity to distribute their newsletters and discuss their findings with students in their school.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Savvy Story Structure
Description: During this lesson, students learn to actively engage in reading by becoming more familiar with the elements of a story. Students will be required to think at a higher level and will enhance their understanding of selected passages and stories. Students should also begin to relate stories to their own lives.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What Do You See When You Look in the Mirror? Examining Character Motivation
Description: During this unit, students will ask “Why do we do what we do?” They will read different novels to analyze character motivation. Throughout the unit they will debate whether they think characters made smart choices and why. They will also become more familiar with story elements.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: You, Too, Can Be an Inventor!
Description: How have inventions changed the world? This unit focuses on the importance, the process and the creativity involved in inventing. Through the study of inventions and inventors, students learn how inventions are created and the characteristics that inventors share. They will create a slideshow presentation on an invention/inventor of their choice. Students will work through steps to come up with their own unique inventions. Finally, they will develop brochures to promote their inventions.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: On the Farm with Wilbur and Charlotte
Description: During this unit, students will explore many aspects of the book Charlotte's Web. Students will work as a group to develop a presentation, design a web page, and prepare a newsletter. They will also complete a WebQuest about Charlotte's Web and study farm animals.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Technology and Baseball
Description: This lesson utilizes a distance learning field trip to The Baseball Hall of Fame to research how technology has affected a baseball player's career.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Social Studies (6), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What Makes a Good or Bad Leader?
Description: After deciding on the criteria of a good leader, students research either a good or bad leader, create a class presentation of that person which focuses on his/her impact on history. Students then write and perform a three to four minute skit to illustrate the leader's impact on American life.
Subject: English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Travel Newsletter
Description: In a role as the director of tourism for a student-selected city, state, or country, students conduct online research to create travel newsletters enticing tourists to visit their chosen areas. Newsletter content includes location, historical background, primary industry, attractions, and accommodations. Word processing skills implemented include newspaper columns, word art, graphic lines, serif vs. sans serif fonts, and justification.
Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Expressing Yourself With Poetry
Description: Two classes at different schools or across the hall share dramatic poetry presentations as part of a poetry unit. Students listen to poetry, practice reading poetry, and (if practical) participate in a distance learning program on poetry. Students then produce a Poetry Alive program that will be shared with another class through video conferencing or video tapes.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 8)
Title: Advertising: What Sells?
Description: This unit encourages students to become aware of the nature and amount of advertising that surrounds them every day, the kinds of visuals used in advertising, and the impact of those visuals. The unit includes an optional virtual field trip to the Museum of Television and Radio.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6)
Title: A Visual Dress Code
Description: Primarily designed for ESL students who need visual representations to reinforce the meanings of words, this lesson encourages ESL and native speaking students to extend their vocabulary and conversational skills as they create a slideshow presentation or illustrated booklet of the school or system dress code.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Propaganda & Persuasive Techniques: Do You Buy It?
Description: During this lesson, students have the opportunity to learn about basic persuasive techniques employed in advertising. They will collect and analyze data about advertising in general. They will share examples of persuasive techniques used in advertising. Then, they have the opportunity to create their own "products" and use one persuasive technique in original "commercials." Students perform their commercials in a live teleconference, while audience members try to guess which persuasive technique is used.
Subject: Social Studies (3 - 4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: A Tour of Birmingham: WebQuest
Description: This inquiry-based project will provide opportunities for students to learn about the history of Birmingham. Students will discover the variety tourist attractions in Birmingham, Alabama.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Our New Nation
Description: After studying the American Revolutionary War, students learn about the founding of the United States of America. Pretending to be the founding fathers, students will divide into small groups to create and design their own nation and system of government for the colonies. They will create the laws, economic system, powers of government, pledge, national symbol, anthem, etc. Students will create a presentation about their "new nation." The groups will give an oral presentation justifying why their system of government should be selected for the colonies.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Creating a Website on Explorers
Description: After researching famous European explorers and choosing the most important ones, students create a web page highlighting European explorers and the discoveries and impact these explorers had on the world. The web page will contain a survey which will allow visitors to select their "Explorer Idol" after reading about each explorer.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Things That Make You Go Hmmmm. . . . .
Description: In this lesson students have to put their critical thinking skills to the test by debating a real life hot topic that matters to them. Students will be collaborating with students from another classroom, city, state or country. Utilizing their research and presentation skills, students must effectively communicate their point of view to peers. Learning the rules of debate has never been so much fun!
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (10)
Title: Where Can I Find That Book?
Description: This lesson allows students to use current topics of study (e.g. the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts) to learn about the Library of Congress Classification System (LCC).
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Adjectives in a Bag!
Description: During this hands-on lesson, students learn to describe unknown objects by using adjectives. Students have the opportunity to practice using adjectives by exploring an Internet site.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Author Study
Description: During this lesson, students will learn more about their favorite authors by researching them on the Internet and presenting to the class, school, and community. Students will see that authors are real people thereby developing an appreciation for reading and writing.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Have You Seen My Mother?
Description: This lesson will introduce the sense of smell. It will show how an animal, such as a bat, finds its baby by using the sense of smell. Students will have the opportunity to view information on the Internet to learn more about bats. They will also participate in a hands-on activity to experience how a mother bats locates her baby.
Subject: Science (5), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Our Trip Around the Biomes
Description: During this lesson, students travel to the biomes by way of the Internet. They learn the characteristics of biomes, including animals, plants, temperatures, etc. Students then use this information to create a slideshow presentation to help the zoo improve animal habitats.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Put Your Best Foot Forward: Creating Resumes and Cover Letters
Description: Using examples, discussion, and online research, students learn what elements need to be part of an effective resume and cover letter. Students then create their own resumes using templates and write a standard cover letter.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Unlocking the Author in You
Description: This lesson is designed to help students develop a love for writing. Students use the attached presentation to guide them in the writing process. They will navigate a variety of websites to help them learn about writing.
Subject: Arts Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Abstract Art, Portaiture, and Computer Technology
Description: Students will utilize books and the Internet to research abstract art and a particular artist. Research will be compiled into a slideshow presentation. Secondly, focus will be put on portraits and an image of the student will be enhanced using computer software. Abstraction is required.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: "Hanging Out the Laundry" with Place Value
Description: As an introduction to the thousands place in place value, students will first practice with place value mats and base ten blocks. Then students will play "hanging out the laundry" for more practice with place value. Additional practice can be gained by accessing the website provided.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Writing with Presentation Software
Description: During this lesson students use their imaginations to create short stories. Then they create alternative endings to their classmates' stories. Students present their stories using presentation software.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 8)
Title: Top Ten Books
Description: During this lesson students review their favorite books from the present school year. They navigate the Internet to locate information about the author of their favorite book and write a summary. Students compile their information in a slideshow presentation and show it to younger students to motivate them to read.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Room Budget
Description: During this technology-based lesson, students learn the importance of planning a project while focusing on a budget. They focus on money and calculation skills to help them stay within the budget. Students use Internet sites to locate the information they need to design a new room.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Bu- Bu- Bubbles!
Description: Students will employ the Scientific Method, measurement skills and spreadsheet software to generate and report relevant data. The data generated from this activity is used to illustrate the need for consumer awareness and the strength of advertising.
Subject: English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Integrating Grammar and Literature through Digital Storytelling
Description: In this lesson students create digital stories in cooperative groups using multimedia tools to demonstrate comprehension of the elements of grammar, literature, and technology introduced in the lesson. Students become actively involved in literature, recognize an author's intent, and examine the importance of word choice in writing. This lesson incorporates sentence manipulation, the elements of fiction, storyboarding, and the production of a slideshow presentation.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Writing Activity: Harris Burdick Stories
Description: After reading The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg, students create their own stories about the pictures. By navigating the Internet, students learn more about the writing process to help them create their stories.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Social Studies (1)
Title: Community Helpers
Description: In this unit, students will be learning about community helpers. They will look at several different community helpers individually, and discuss their jobs and how they are helpful. Students will decide which community helper they think is the most important and why. Finally, the students will create a presentation which shows their favorite community helpers.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 8), English Language Arts (5 - 6)
Title: Author Trading Cards
Description: In this lesson students conduct print and Internet research to gather information about a contempory author. Students create an author trading card featuring this information and then collect and/or trade these cards as they select reading material.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 8), English Language Arts (4)
Title: Skillful Slideshows
Description: During this technology-based lesson, students learn how to create slideshow presentations that are creative and inviting to the audience. They use fonts, graphics, effects, etc, to capture audience attention.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Get to Know Your Library Media Center
Description: This lesson will provide students with an orientation to the Library Media Center and the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The students will access the Alabama Virtual Library and will participate in a library scavenger hunt as a basic introduction to the library services.
Subject: Arts Education (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Carle's Crazy Critters
Description: This lesson provides students with the opportunity to read books aloud to the class. Students also spend time researching Eric Carle and his practices as a writer and illustrator. Finally, students become writers and illustrators themselves, as they create their own books and present their books to younger students.
Subject: Social Studies (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Classroom Feud
Description: As part of a unit about the state of Alabama, students spend time collecting information about the state, which they in turn report to a classroom in another state using distance learning equipment. Then the two classroms in different states "battle it out" in a game show about the two states written by the teachers.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Fact Families: Addition and Subtraction Skills
Description: During this lesson students learn how numbers create fact families. Students identify missing numbers from a fact family by working on an Internet site. They also create their own slideshow presentation demonstrating fact families.
Subject: Social Studies (2), Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: A Readers' Theatre for Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Description: This readers' theatre of Verna Aardema's Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain crosses the curriculum to incorporate language arts, social studies, and science objectives. Students will become familiar with the text of the story and then present the story as a play with parts.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: An Ocean Adventure
Description: Students will listen to a story and then, using the writing process, write their own story using word processing software. They will then create an ocean picture to illustrate their stories.
Subject: Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: ABC's of Geometry
Description: During this lesson students explore the world of geometry on the Internet. Students create their own list of terms by navigating geometry sites. Students also reinforce what they have learned using interactive Internet sites.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Running of the Bulls and Bullfighting in Pamplona, Spain
Description: Students research the history and the traditions surrounding the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and bullfighting and its significance to the Spanish culture. Students submit a typed report on their findings and in pairs present those findings to the class.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Learning Journals
Description: During this lesson students learn about writing learning journals. Students are instructed on the key components of learning journals as well as how to use this type of journal to record what they are learning so that they can retain the information longer. After viewing a learning journal entry, then working in groups to create a learning journal entry, students read an article and write a learning journal entry of their own.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Me in a Box
Description: During this lesson students develop a sense of self awareness and appreciation for their own individuality and uniqueness. Students use graphic organizers to identify personality traits and collect items and pictures that represent the traits. The class has fun trying to identify to whom each box belongs before they are presented.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 12)
Title: Parent Brochures for English Language Learners
Description: In this lesson English Language Learners will design and publish a brochure that introduces the school to their parents. The brochure includes English and native language translations, pictures, and explanations of school function. The lesson can be adjusted for any grade level.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Researching Mark Twain's Early Life and Experiences
Description: This lesson requires students to use the Internet to research the early life of Mark Twain and the influence of his childhood experiences on his writing. The lesson includes letter writing, reading, role playing, and working in a group to create a slideshow presentation.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (1)
Title: WANTED: A Few Of Our Favorite Authors
Description: This unit is designed to spotlight the work of one children's author each month. Students explore the life and writing styles of each author studied, as well as incorporating studies of story elements in the various works.
Subject: Arts Education (3), Technology Education (3 - 5), Arts Education (3 - 5)
Title: Orchestra Instruments and Their Families
Description: During this lesson students learn the orchestra instruments and to which family each instrument belongs. They visually identify instruments and navigate Internet sites to see and hear each instrument.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Matter
Description: During this lesson, students explore matter through a hands-on investigation. By participating in an experiment and navigating the Internet, students learn to identify the properties of matter.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Narrative Writing: "A Day in the Life of ..."
Description: In this lesson, students will use what they have learned about narrative writing in an authentic situation. This is part of a welcome packet for students who are new to the school. Students will work in groups to conduct research and compose narrative essays telling about a typical day in the life of a kindergartner, first grader, etc. The project will culminate in the creation of a brochure and slideshow presentation that can be used by teachers to introduce new students to their class.
Subject: English Language Arts (10 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Writing a Persuasive Essay
Description: In this lesson students research opposing viewpoints on controversial issues and develop their own position papers. Though primarily for English classes, this lesson could be easily adapted for an interdisciplinary unit with social studies or science classes.
Subject: Science (6), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Comparing Two Fossil Localities
Description: During this lesson students go on a field trip to locate fossils. Students investigate their findings and identify them using resources from the Internet. They then videoconference to compare/contrast their hypotheses with those of another school.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Color of Words
Description: This lesson is a word processing basic skills lesson. It is designed to introduce students to formatting text. The formatting concepts include: changing text alignment, changing text color and changing font size.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Story Elements
Description: During this lesson, students will analyze what distinguishes the stories they love. Reading and reviewing their favorite books will help students begin to identify elements of a story. Students have the opportunity to navigate the Internet and create a presentation to demonstrate what they have learned about elements of a story.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: What Is The Main Idea?
Description: During this lesson students begin to identify the main idea of a story they read or hear. Students use graphic organizers to discover the main idea of The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss, and Marsupial Sue, by John Lithgow.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Capturing Polygons
Description: During this lesson students discover the different types of polygons. They use a variety of methods to learn to identify polygons. They realize that polygons are everywhere as they search for polygons around the school.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: My Bad Day
Description: During this writing lesson students go step by step through the writing process to create a story about a bad day. Students use graphic organizers and Internet resources to help improve their writing skills.
Subject: Science (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Compass Skills Scavenger Hunt
Description: During this lesson students take a reading with a compass and use the compass to reach multiple checkpoints. Students also demonstrate their knowledge by locating specific coordinates that spell out a phrase.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Social Studies (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Helen Keller
Description: During this lesson students learn about the life of Helen Keller and how she communicated with others. Students have the opportunity to use sign language to communicate with others. Students gain an appreciation for their sight and hearing, as well as admiration for those who do not have these senses.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Read, Write, and Say
Description: In this lesson students improve their ability to spell sight words and decodable text. Students use a slideshow presentation to practice spelling frequently-used words. This lesson will improve students' writing skills.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Stars
Description: During this hands-on lesson students learn about the life cycle of a star. They recreate the life cycle and explore the Internet to learn more about stars.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Clifford's Class Trip by Norman Bridwell
Description: During this lesson students learn new vocabulary words through an enjoyable children's book. Students use knowledge of the new words to create a slideshow and original story.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What Was So Depressing About the Great Depression?
Description: This lesson focuses on the effects of the Great Depression on American life in the period from 1929-1940. Students learn about changes in art, music and literature that symbolize life of the everyday man. Students also learn about the causes that lead to the Great Depression.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Literary Elements in Jan Brett's The Mitten
Description: Students will analyze such literary elements as plot, cause-effect relationships, sequence, and prediction in Jan Brett's The Mitten. Students will enjoy predicting upcoming story events and retelling the story from a dialogue that shows a text-to-self relationship.
Subject: Mathematics (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: It's About Time
Description: During this lesson students gain an understanding of an analog clock and a digital clock. Students watch a movie that explains the importance of time. Students make a clock, see how it works, and complete activities that demonstrate understanding of the concepts covered.
Subject: Social Studies (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Become a Thanksgiving Historian
Description: Students may be surprised to find out that some ideas they have about the history of Thanksgiving are actually myths. In this lesson students become a true "Thanksgiving historian" by completing a Venn diagram about the Wampanoag people and the Pilgrims with information acquired through Internet searches.
Subject: Science (4 - 6), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Sun, Earth, and Moon: Calendar of Events
Description: During this lesson students are going to take a look at moon phases and sunrise-sunset times in order to learn about daylight hours. Students discover that we do not always have the same amount of daylight each day. This lesson is best completed in December and January.
Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Analyzing the Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Description: Students examine ways in which life events of a poet influence the poetry written. After researching Emily Dickinson's biography, students analyze her poetry and present a collage depicting one poem. The lesson can be easily adapted to the study of many other poets.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Quadrilaterals
Description: During this lesson students explore the Internet to learn about quadrilaterals. Students create the different types of quadrilaterals and use technology to learn how to classify quadrilaterals.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: A Long Way From Chicago: Web Search
Description: Used as an introduction to the reading of Richard Peck's book, A Long Way From Chicago, this lesson is designed to familiarize students with topics that help them to better understand the setting of the novel. Students search the Internet for information and present their findings to the class in an oral presentation.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (10)
Title: If I Read It, It Must Be True
Description: Working in groups, students identify methods of propaganda and analyze television, magazine, and Internet ads. Groups then create their own ad using one of the identified methods.
Subject: English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: A Dickens of a Time: Discovering the Victorian Period
Description: Before reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, students examine different aspects of Victorian Life in London through a variety of research projects requiring hands-on computer activities.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Dinosaurs: Prefixes and Suffixes
Description: Scientists use prefixes and suffixes to name dinosaurs. In this lesson, students will use a variety of prefixes and suffixes to create their own dinosaur names. They will draw a picture of the new dinosaur, and then type, edit, and print a story using a word processor.
Subject: English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Everyman in Everyday Language
Description: To gain understanding of allegory and appreciate the changing nature of language, students will read, discuss, and rewrite the medieval morality play Everyman into common teenage language.
Subject: Social Studies (K - 2), English Language Arts (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Our Summer Vacation
Description: This lesson will be used after a study of Alabama. It will incorporate the theme of vacationing into information learned about state parks in Alabama. Students will make a book about favorite state parks in Alabama and favorite things to do in them.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Recognizing The Penny
Description: As an introduction to a unit on money, students will work with teacher to recognize the penny and its value. Then students will go shopping at the classroom store to practice counting pennies.
Subject: Health Education (1), English Language Arts (1)
Title: Cheese, Peas, and Chocolate Pudding---Please
Description: This lesson will introduce the importance of a good diet. Students will work in groups to create sample menus with healthy food choices. Finally, students will participate in making chocolate pudding, fingerpainting with it, and eating it.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Lois Lowry's The Giver: Using a WebQuest to Create a Persuasive Brochure
Description: After reading Lois Lowry's The Giver, students use a WebQuest to research ideas and themes from the novel. Students use their research and persuasive writing skills to create a brochure designed to sell a way of thinking or way of life addressed in the novel.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Amazing Antigravity Stem
Description: This lesson consists of an experiment which will demonstrate how a plant uses its stem to carry water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant. Students will then use their word processing skills to record what they know about the stem of a plant.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Teaching the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Description: In this self-directed study involving research, composition, and presentation, students analyze Chaucer's characters of The Canterbury Tales as presented in the Prologue. Each student casts a modern personality in the role of one of the characters and writes an essay defending the choice.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12)
Title: Russian Calendar: Seasons and Months
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to acquire appropriate calendar vocabulary for future use in exercises, dialogues and everyday conversations. This lesson should be followed by a series of lessons on perfecting the knowledge of the newly acquired vocabulary, learning how to use it in speech situations, identifying and giving out the dates and days of the week for particular events, etc.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (2)
Title: Flutter By, Butterfly!
Description: This technology-based lesson will teach students the basic characteristics of different types of butterflies. It should be presented after a unit about the life cycle and habitat of butterflies. Students will use approved Internet sites to locate illustrations and facts about various species of butterflies. Students will work together and with teacher assistance to create a slideshow presentation that combines all of the species of butterflies the students locate.
Subject: Physical Education (K - 2)
Title: Hoop! There It Is!
Description: In this lesson early elementary students will learn how to strengthen their bodies, stretch out their muscles, and learn balance by using a hula hoop. After viewing a presentation about hula hoops, students will get a chance to practice different movements with hula hoops.
Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Reading, Writing, and Sounder
Description: The activities included in this lesson plan require the reading of William Armstrong's Sounder. This technology-based lesson fosters critical thinking and includes journal writing, student-led discussions with another class via video conferencing, vocabulary development, and persuasive writing.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Exploring the Culture of Europe
Description: In this technology-based lesson, students will create a slideshow presentation or a travel brochure to highlight attractions in a chosen country and the historical significance of each attraction. Students will present their created products to the class at the end of a European culture study.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Appealing to Your Target Market
Description: Working in teams, students take on the role of marketers, identify a target market, and persuade that market to move to or visit an assigned state by creating an informative and enticing brochure from researched information.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Are You Prepared?
Description: Natural disasters come in many different forms. In order to be better prepared, students have to know the different types of disasters. In this lesson students will research natural disasters in order to create a brochure highlighting an event and featuring ways to protect themselves.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco by Janice Repka
Description: This lesson will lead students in relating literature to their own lives. The book, The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco, will be read aloud to students. Afterward, students will create short stories about things which they'd like to change around their school.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Newberry Award
Description: This unit will introduce the history of the Newberry Award to students. The selection process will be discussed. Students will also visit websites and the library to select a Newberry book to read. Finally, students will give book talks to accompany slideshows they have created.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Welcome to All?
Description: This lesson is designed to be taught after an introduction to immigration history or as a culminating activity.
This is a hands-on, technology-based lesson that relates a student's individual immigration history to the boom of immigration in the late 1800's through the early 1900's. This lesson also gives students insight into the rise of anti-immigrant feelings in the United States during this time period.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Animal Habitats
Description: During this lesson different animal habitats will be explored on the Internet and reproduced by each student. Through observation of a classroom pet, students will begin to to identify different behaviors of the animal.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Legendary Lighthouses
Description: In this technology-based interdisciplinary lesson, students will discover many facts about lighthouses by navigating the Internet. Students have the opportunity to use the facts they learn to create their own stories about lighthouses.
Subject: Science (4 - 7), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Is That a Whale?
Description: This lesson will increase student knowledge of whale anatomy and habitat while using the Internet for information gathering.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Irish ABCs
Description: During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to learn about St. Patrick's Day while navigating the Internet. Students will get to transform their research into an ABC Book to share with family and friends.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What is It?
Description: Technology is incorporated into this "riddle" lesson as students select an image to capture using a digital camera. This is a fun lesson designed to introduce students to the use of digital cameras. After editing the picture, they practice their writing skills to construct a simple sentence to give a hint of what the image might be.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Character Education (K - 12), Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (2)
Title: Christmas Around The World
Description: This technology-based lesson allows students to use the Internet as a research tool to locate information about different Christmas celebrations around the world. By discovering the way the world celebrates, students have an opportunity to learn about tolerance.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Early American Explorers
Description: During this project-based lesson, students will become detectives looking for information about early American explorers. Students will have the opportunity to navigate the Internet to locate important facts about these explorers. Students will get then present their findings in the form of a slideshow presentation, timeline, and bookmark.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Geo Picture
Description: During this lesson students use their imagination to create a fascinating picture using only straight lines. Students have the opportunity to illustrate their designs on an interactive Internet site.
Subject: Science (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: What Will I Wear to School Today?
Description: Hot, cold, windy, or snowing, students need to know how to dress appropriately. In this lesson, students will learn how weather affects what they wear to school each day. Students will practice choosing the appropriate clothing by using computer software that allows students to dress different people.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Luscious Lashes
Description: This is a fun way to teach young students the concept of counting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. It is important to be able to count coins and bills and be able to make change. This lesson will sharpen money counting skills and introduce them to some new coins. Students also learn to trade coins for another coin of equal value until they reach a quarter.
Subject: Mathematics (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Geometric Shapes
Description: During this lesson, students will explore shapes and become aware of shapes all around them. They will search for shapes in a variety of places and explore shapes on the Internet.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Exploring the Reconstruction Era
Description: This unit introduces students to the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) of American history. Students will discover that Reconstruction failed to alter the South's social structure or its distribution of wealth and power. They will conclude through their research that legislation passed during this period eventually prevailed and brought a change of life for African-Americans and women.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (1), Health Education (1), Arts Education (1)
Title: Weather
Description: Over this three-week unit, students will learn basic concepts about weather and the part it plays in their everyday lives. Students will make a slideshow presentation that summarizes the content presented about seasons and things in the sky. Also, students will make a flyer that summarizes the content presented about severe weather and severe weather safety. Finally, students will keep a daily log of local weather and put this information into a website.
Subject: Science (4), Arts Education (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Animal Environment and Adaptation
Description: In this lesson students will enjoy different activities focusing on how animals adapt to their environments. They will begin by researching two animals, their environment, and the ways the animals adapt to this environment. In small groups students will invent a new animal, including its environment and adaptations. Using presentation software, students will introduce their new animals to the class.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Expository Writing and The Civil War
Description: This lesson is designed to help students strengthen their research and writing skills, while learning more about the Civil War, as they produce an expository paragraph. Students will glean information from an article about the causes of the Civil War and then use the "Step Up To Writing" technique to write their paragraphs.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: Scale Drawings
Description: During this lesson students practice measuring and converting to scaled measurements. Students measure various places on campus, such as a classroom or the gym. They place their findings on a spreadsheet. After converting these measurements to a scaled version, students draw a scaled model.
Subject: Science (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Simple Machines
Description: During this lesson students learn about the six types of simple machines. They define each type of machine, experiment with each type, utilize the Internet to explore each type of machine, and build their own simple machine. This lesson is designed for third grades students but can be adapted for second grade.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Revolutionary War, Research, and Technology
Description: During this social studies lesson, students conduct research on specified topics related to the Revolutionary War. The lesson should be used at the culmination of a unit of study on the American Revolution. Students will use word processing software and the Internet to create summaries of what they have learned during the unit.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (K - 1)
Title: Word Families: -ig and -ip
Description: This technology-based lesson will help students develop their phonemic awareness by teaching students to hear the sounds in the -ig and -ip word families. It also leads students to apply what they have learned.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Digestive System Adventure
Description: During this lesson students adventure through the digestive system via the Internet. They then use their knowledge of the digestive system to create an original story about their favorite food's adventure down the digestive track.
Subject: English Language Arts (12)
Title: Writing About Issues in the Media
Description: In this lesson students analyze media coverage of current issues and present their findings in a formal research paper and class presentation.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: A Star and a Wish
Description: In this lesson students will use the game "A Star and a Wish" to help develop better fluency in reading. After practicing the game as a whole group, students will be divided into pairs to continue playing the game and have the opportunity to remediate on "wish" items.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Wonderful Wolves
Description: In this lesson students learn about wolves through literature and research. Students learn the truth about wolves by completing a WebQuest examining wolf myths. Then students have the opportunity to locate information about wolves through a variety of print resources and the Internet.
Subject: English Language Arts (10 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Is Romance Dead?
Description: As an introduction to the medieval romances, students compare and contrast the medieval rules of courtly love to the modern "rules" of courtship and romance. Students write a compare/contrast essay after group work and class discussion.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Let's Identify and Classify
Description: During this hands-on lesson, students learn about scientific classification by navigating the Internet. They will examine a variety of potato chips in order to create their own classification key.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Name Etymology
Description: During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to research the etymology and history of their names. Students will begin to understand ways to make history, linguistic history, and cultural history a lot of fun.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Vertebrates or Invertebrates
Description: During this lesson, students navigate the Internet to discover facts about vertebrates and invertebrates. They use the facts they learn to participate in several class activities.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Powerful Book Reports
Description: This lesson allows students to identify the critical components of a story while developing expertise in creating and presenting multimedia presentations.
Subject: Science (K - 1)
Title: Living Things
Description: During this lesson students will learn about living things. Through this hands-on lesson, students will have the opportunity to create a slideshow presentation and plant poster and explore Internet sites to learn about living things.
Subject: Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Inch by Inch Learning Is a Cinch
Description: This lesson uses an interdisciplinary approach involving literature, math, and writing. Using the book, Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni students will explore the world of measurement. They will have the opportunity to practice measuring objects with inchworms like in the book. They will also have a chance to use creative thinking to write their own stories.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Addition With Regrouping
Description: During this lesson, students will learn how to add 3-digit numbers using regrouping. Students will use manipulatives to help them learn this new concept. Students will have the opportunity to reinforce what they learn by navigating different websites.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Vocabulary Magic
Description: This lesson will take words that are unknown to students and teach students how to determine their meanings. This will help open up the world of reading to students.
Subject: Physical Education (K - 3)
Title: Rhythmic Parachute Play
Description: The parachute is a great way to help develop arm and shoulder muscles. This lesson will help improve endurance and stamina. The parachute can be used to teach teamwork and group cooperation and will also improve basic motor skills and a sense of rhythm. There are six parachute activities that will be fun and exciting for all.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Dewey and the Library of Congress: Map and Matching
Description: After reviewing the Dewey Decimal Classification System, students are introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. Students create a map of a university library that uses the LCCS and demonstrate their understanding of the placement of books in each system by playing a game with the maps they create.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: A Gift For Mom and Dad
Description: Following a reading of O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi," students write an expository essay based on the connotative definition of "gift." The essay is then presented as a holiday gift. The lesson can be adapted to a variety of occasions and grade levels.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (8)
Title: Everyday Heroes
Description: Following a unit on Greek mythology and mythological heroes, students design and maintain a website that features everyday heroes. Students submit candidates based on their everyday encounters with people in the community.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 8)
Title: Perfect Perception? (Perception and Illusion)
Description: Students are introduced to perception puzzles to encourage discovery of symmetry, eye and mind connection, and manipulation of perception. This lesson could be a springboard to lessons in art, math, and science. Included are websites that will be useful to both the student and the teacher.
Subject: Health Education (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Teeth
Description: During this lesson, students will be taught the importance of good oral hygiene. They will learn about life-long care of teeth. They will also learn about common tooth problems. Students will have the opportunity to view important tooth facts on the Internet.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Dice Roll Project
Description: This project is a fun way for students to observe the integration of a probability lesson with spreadsheet software. Students will record 36 rolls of a pair of dice. After they record their data, students will manually calculate the mean, median, mode and range. Students will then observe how quickly a computer can do those same calculations and many more things with that same data. Students will also compare experimental outcomes to the theoretical outcome.
Subject: Arts Education (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), Social Studies (5), Arts Education (5)
Title: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Description: In this lesson students will build on their knowledge of the lost colony of Roanoke. Using the Internet, students will research theories about the disappearance of the colonists and use what they have learned to write and perform a play about an assigned theory. They will incorporate technology by recording the plays and editing them using movie editing software.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Copyright Laws and What They Mean To You - Don't Get Branded With the "P" of Plagiarism!
Description: This lesson teaches an overview of copyright laws and the consequences of plagiarism. Students practice paraphrasing short passages and identifying instances of plagiarism.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (2 - 3)
Title: Play the Dewey Decimal System Game
Description: This lesson introduces the 10 main categories used in the Dewey Decimal Classification System for non-fiction bookshelf arrangement. A slideshow will be presented to students to help them learn details about the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Students will be able to demonstrate what they learn through participating in an interactive game.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Native American Acrostic Poems
Description: In this lesson, students will synthesize the knowledge they have acquired about early Native American tribes by creating and presenting an acrostic poem that incorporates pictures symbolizing important characteristics of the tribes. In creating the acrostic poems students will utilize a variety of technology including digital cameras, scanners, image editing software and word processing software. The lesson will culminate in an oral presentation of the poems.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Vamos a Viajar
Description: Students will learn about Spanish-speaking countries around the world. They will create brochures or newsletters to illustrate their research.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (3 - 12), Technology Education (3 - 12)
Title: El Dinero y La Bandera de España (o Mexico, Peru, etc.)
Description: This plan is a research activity in which foreign language students use technology to discover the currency of a country. This research will lead to an historical scavenger hunt and end with the country's current exchange rate to that of the United States. Also, students will discover and explain the country's flag and its historical significance. This plan is based on a Spanish class lesson, but could be applied to any foreign language.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (4 - 5)
Title: Writing the Biographical Sketch
Description: Working in pairs, students interview each other in order to collect information about their partners. They will practice the writing process as they write biographical sketches which incorporate scanned pictures.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Exploring the Alabama Virtual Library
Description: In preparation for independent research projects, students in small groups practice proper citation and familiarize themselves with Alabama Virtual Library databases using a graphic organizer.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What’s Going On and Where Am I?
Description: In this lesson, students write a descriptive essay about an historical event as seen through the eyes of an alien from a different planet and time. The lesson encourages the use of colorful and exciting adjectives, adverbs, and verbs in the essay.
Subject: Arts Education (4), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Understanding Comics
Description: Using the book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud as the primary resource, this unit focuses on comics as a tool for communication. Students participate in activities which include journal and essay writing, a graphic organizer, and a distance learning field trip.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: What Is Alive?
Description: This lesson is the opening lesson for a unit of study entitled "Why Doesn't A Caterpillar Grow Up To Be An Oak Tree?" during which students take a look at life cycles of plants and animals. This lesson will encourage students to explore the concepts of "living" and "non-living" by comparing them.
Subject: Social Studies (7), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Personal Heritage Project
Description: This research project requires students to connect with the past by researching both primary and secondary sources for family history. Their findings are presented in a keepsake portfolio and in a multimedia presentation comparing the historical time period of an ancestor to their own.
Subject: Arts Education (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5), Arts Education (3)
Title: Composers Then and Now
Description: During this lesson students will have the opportunity to research the following composers: Kenny G, W.C. Handy, Johannes Brahms, and Amadeus Mozart. Students will learn to navigate the Internet to locate important facts. They will also learn to use publishing software to create a brochure from the information they collect.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Writing Decimals
Description: This lesson gets students involved through the use of the calculator and computers. Students will have the opportunity to use calculators and computers to demonstrate knowledge of decimal place value and how to write decimal numbers to the tenth and hundredths place.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Identifying and Using Action Verbs
Description: It is important to know how to use verbs correctly. This lesson will demonstrate how to use action verbs. Students will visit Internet sites to learn more about action verbs. They will have the opportunity to use newly-learned action verbs to write a story and act it out.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Pen Pal Mania!
Description: In this lesson, students will use the target language to correspond with a native speaker. This is an excellent activity for students in second semester of second year or higher.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Can Plants Be Grown in Space?
Description: This lesson allows students to explore finding a solution to growing plants in space. Students will have the opportunity to conduct a scientific investigation to discover if plants can grow in space. Students will also take a virtual field trip and discuss their experiment results with experts from NASA.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Archeology: Can You Dig It?
Description: In this technology-based, interdisciplinary study, students will discover how archeology helps us learn about our past. They will navigate the Internet to discover different methods archeologists use and gain an appreciation of the relationship between the past and the present.
Subject: Science (3), Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Investigating the Weather
Description: During this lesson, students will study, record, and predict weather. Students will work in groups to create a weather word wall, research and make a barometer, and create a video about weather. Students will also use the Internet to learn more about weather.
Subject: Science (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Energy
Description: During this lesson students will learn about energy. Students will have the opportunity to navigate the Internet to locate information about energy. They will also have the opportunity to create a slideshow to demonstrate their new knowledge about energy.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Finding Pi - A Math Adventure
Description: In this lesson students will hear the story of Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi and participate in class activities to discover pi. Technology resources will be used to display results.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Take Two: Using Technology for Writing and Designing
Description: In groups, students brainstorm to create a product, develop an advertisement for the product, design and present a slideshow, script a commercial for the product, and present the commercial in a 5-10 minute video.
Subject: Science (K - 2), English Language Arts (K - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: A Snowy Day
Description: In the south, students don't often get to see snow. Use this two- to three-day lesson plan to create a special "snowy day" for students with fun activities, science concepts, Internet activities, and a virtual field trip to see polar animals.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 8), English Language Arts (5 - 6)
Title: Lou Gehrig and Character Education
Description: After reading book or short story about Lou Gehrig, students conduct online research to learn more about him. Using the material they gather about his life and character, students create a flyer/poster. Students then participate in a virtual field trip from the Baseball Hall of Fame entitled "Lou Gehrig: The Iron Horse."
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Johnny Appleseed
Description: During this lesson, students will learn about Johnny Appleseed through a variety of sources. From the information, students will distinguish between fact and fiction. Students will use the writing process to create their own stories about Johnny Appleseed. They will have the opportunity to publish their work and share it with the class.
Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Who's Who on Olympus and Why Should I Care?
Description: References to mythology extend far beyond the basic exploration of a genre. This unit will serve as an exploration of the creation myth across cultures, an introduction to the major Greek gods and goddesses, and an opportunity to link mythology to today's world. Students will research and create a newsletter on a creation myth and the culture from which it came. They will also plan and present a slideshow presentation about a major god or goddess of ancient Greece, including allusions to him/her in today's world.
Subject: Science (1), Health Education (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Far Out Food and Work In Space
Description: Blast off! Take students on a journey aboard the space shuttle to learn about living and working in space. Meet astronauts who think healthy living is a must. See if students have what it takes to be a space cadet.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Magnet Mania
Description: Students will discover the power of magnets through this interactive lesson. First, students will participate in a virtual field trip. Afterwards, students will create electronic posters about magnets using information learned during the field trip.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (11)
Title: American Historical Fiction Journal
Description: In this American literature (1900-2000) creative research paper project, each student creates an original work of American historical fiction using his/her knowledge of the research process. Students identify and address the ways culture, technology, and social customs are reflected in American literature from 1900 to the present.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K), Health Education (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Good Hygiene: Hands and Teeth
Description: During this technology based hands-on lesson, students explore the Internet to learn about the importance of hand washing and teeth brushing. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate these methods of guarding their health.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Classification
Description: This lesson will explain the reasons that society groups and classifies. The lesson has a hands-on component that helps students connect everyday grouping with the way that scientists group and classify all living organisms.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fun on the Farm
Description: During this lesson, students will navigate the Internet to learn about farm animals. Students will take a virtual field trip with the teacher to explore a farm. They will also visit a website and explore farm animals and their sounds.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Animal, Insect, and Bird Classification
Description: As a follow-up to a unit on the classifications of animals, insects, and birds, students will attend a distance learning field trip. The students will then e-mail trusted adults some of the information learned about the classification of animals.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Animal Hide and Seek
Description: This lesson will help students become aware of how animals use their colors to their advantage. After a discussion and activity about the importance of different animals' colors, students will participate in a virtual field trip with the Bronx Zoo.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What Will I Do With My Life?
Description: This lesson gives students a better understanding of careers that fit their personalities. Students take an interest survey, calculate salary, search for possible jobs available in their area, and create a business card.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Upper and Lower Case Match-up
Description: This technology-based lesson has students navigate Internet sites to assist them with learning the letter names and sounds. Students also use slideshow presentations to identify letter matches and learn beginning sounds.
Subject: Science (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Comets
Description: During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore comets. By navigating the Internet, viewing a slideshow, and participating in a videoconference with NASA, students will discover what comets are all about.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: You WANT me to make a paper airplane?
Description: This lesson provides students with a hands-on, cooperative learning experience. Students will make paper airplanes. They will fly their planes and record the distance and time of numerous flights in an Excel spreadsheet. Students will then calculate the speed of each flight using the formula s=d/t and summarize their results by making a line graph.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: Whose Voice Guides Your Choice?
Description: In this one-two week unit, students explore the role media has in influencing public opinion. Students analyze advertising in print, video, and online formats. An optional visit to the Museum of Television and Radio via distance learning videoconferencing helps students examine the extent to which they are influenced by propaganda.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Advanced Features of Excel XP
Description: This lesson is designed to teach current Microsoft Excel users the new features in Excel XP and some advanced features of Excel. The teacher follows a detailed list of instructions to demonstrate the features. The students are then given an exercise to allow them some hands-on time to practice the features. This would be beneficial for a class that is beginning a project that will use Microsoft Excel to insure that all of the students are up to speed.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Once Upon A Time: Using a Fairy Tale to Teach the Elements of a Story
Description: Students will hear and read different versions of a familiar fairy tale and identify what elements a story must have (character, plot, setting) for the story to be interesting and make sense. Using a Venn diagram, students will then compare the differences and similarities between various versions of the story. Next, students in small groups will create their own versions of the story. Finally, students will also participate in a videoconference, "Fractured Fairy Tales", from the Museum of Television and Radio.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Family and Consumer Sciences Education (6 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Let's Make A Change
Description: A business marketing class and a family and consumer science class collaborate to redecorate the Oval Office for a newly-elected President from Alabama. One class researches the history of the Oval Office and the other supplies the measurements, colors, and furniture choices for the redecoration. A budget is prepared, a spreadsheet utilized, design boards made, and presentation projects created. (The lesson can be adapted for one class.)
Subject: Arts Education (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: What Is Your "Bat"itude?
Description: This lesson is for use at the beginning of a unit on bats to help determine students' previous knowledge about bats as well as their bat attitudes. Students will begin by drawing an illustration describing their feelings about bats. Students will then discuss what they know about bats. Finally, students will view factual information and interact with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo through a virtual field trip, "Boo! I'm a Bat".
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: It's Great to be ME!
Description: This lesson addresses the similarities and differences among people. Incorporating the literature of Eric Carle and a virtual field trip focusing on healthy habits and the five senses, students will have a greater sense of their connection to each other.
Subject: Social Studies (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Exploring African Tribal Masks
Description: This lesson allows students to learn about a very important aspect of African culture. It features the use of technology for research and also hands-on experience in creating an African Mask. The lesson can be used as a part of a study of the history and development of African countries.
Subject: Arts Education (9 - 12), Arts Education (6 - 12), English Language Arts (10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Translating Short Stories into Original Short Films
Description: After reviewing the elements of the short story, students develop a script and storyboard from a published or original story. Students then film and edit a video of the story to present during a class film festival.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Math: Navigating the World Around Me
Description: Students often ask, "When will I ever use math?" In this lesson, students discover and explore mathematical procedures as they navigate the world around them. Careful reading of information and understanding of mathematical language are important to finding appropriate solutions. In groups, students will create their own realistic math story problems and demonstrate how to find the answer. Each group will present their findings by creating multimedia presentation.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Too Much Paper; Too Few Trees?
Description: A common phrase that both teachers and students often hear when using paper is "there goes another tree." In this lesson, students will use various math skills to determine the number of trees we actually use as paper in a school year. Students will also create a clinometer to measure trees, use the Internet to research the paper-making process, and make paper.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Defending Personal Freedoms
Description: This lesson is an introduction to the Civil Rights Movement in American history. The social and political impact of the current events and key people who played an integral role during this era provide a wealth of insight into the driving forces that inspired human rights for all citizens of the United States.
Subject: Health Education (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fire Safety
Description: This is a week-long fire safety unit. Students will learn fire safety procedures, what firefighters do, and the difference in fighting fires in schools, home, forests and on water. Internet games will reinforce fire safety knowledge.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Let's Celebrate in Her Honor
Description: In this lesson, students use the Internet to research influential women in history. Each student then chooses a woman worthy of having a holiday named in her honor and designs a slideshow presentation defending the choice.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: My Computer Alphabet Book
Description: During this lesson, students will use the computer to make an alphabet book using word processing software. Students will demonstrate their ability to list pictures with the same beginning sound as the letters of the alphabet and learn how to insert clip art and type words in a document.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Platonic Solids Ornaments
Description: This is a hands-on activity that introduces students to the five Platonic solids. Students will discover the special relationship between faces, vertices, and edges. Students will research the Platonic solids and then construct and decorate Platonic solids ornaments.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Butterfly Tales
Description: During this lesson, students will recall events from a story and describe the life cycle of the butterfly. Students will use their imaginations, writing, and computer skills to create a butterfly tale. They will discuss and integrate words that describe butterflies in their butterfly tale.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 12), Social Studies (11), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Roaring Twenties
Description: This activity involves comparing turn of the century music with the music from the Jazz Age. Students will listen to musical selections and analyze how the change in the music reflects the change in cultural attitudes. They will also work in groups to create their own radio shows.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Is it a Moth or a Butterfly?
Description: During this lesson, students will explore the differences and similarities between a moth's life and a butterfly's life. Students will be given the opportunity to improve upon their note-taking skills during a virtual museum tour. Students will enhance their technology skills by designing slideshow presentations from information gathered on the Internet.
Subject: English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Hold Fast To Your Dreams: The Sound and Sense of Langston Hughes
Description: Students investigate poetry form as they research the life of Langston Hughes. They perform the lyrics of his poetry, participate in a distance learning program from Cleveland Institute of Music, and produce computer-generated brochures and booklets as they execute this lesson plan.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Leaders of Our School
Description: During the first weeks of school, students will be introduced to the administration and faculty within the school. Students will conduct an interview to determine the role of each individual in creating and maintaining a thriving learning environment. Using a digital camera and presentation software, students will record each interview, along with a digital photograph, of the school leader. Students will present the slideshow presentation during Open House. From this lesson, students will
better comprehend the importance of the leadership and teamwork within our school.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Pictographs
Description: During this lesson, students will learn how to create a pictograph by collecting data and using pictures to represent the data. Students will have practice reading pictographs and will learn to create a pictograph using spreadsheet or software.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Kids Search In The Classroom
Description: This is a technology-based lesson that will focus on using the Kids Search database in the Alabama Virtual Library. Students will work in teams to access information about animals. This lesson will allow students to research a particular animal and write a report on the information they collected.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Summarizing Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Description: This is a hands-on lesson to introduce students to Patricia MacLachlan’s Sarah, Plain and Tall series. Students will discover urban life, how to make a timeline, and analyze literary elements while reading Sarah, Plain and Tall.
Subject: Mathematics (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Perimeter of Polygons
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to learn how to find the length, or perimeter of a polygon in real world tasks.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: King Arthur and His Knights: A Study of the Middle Ages
Description: After reading an excerpt from a selected tale of King Arthur, students conduct research on selected topics regarding the Arthurian legend or life in the Middle Ages. Students present their findings in both a documented 300-500 word report and a slideshow presentation.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Counseling and Guidance (K - 12), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Career Discovery: Preparing a Resume
Description: As part of a career discovery unit, middle school students examine the need to prepare a resume and the potential consequences of giving false information in a resume. Using an online resume wizard designed for middle schoolers, students prepare their first resume. This lesson can be broken into three smaller 30-minute lessons (Step 1, Steps 2-5, and Steps 6-7).
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Multiplication Facts, Facts, Facts and Some Reese's Pieces for Snack!!
Description: This lesson teaches the basic math multiplication facts in a fun way so that students will want to remember them. Knowledge of all multiplication facts will help with learning subsequent skills in longer multiplication, division, fractions, etc.
Subject: Mathematics (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: What To Buy?
Description: During this lesson students get to experience shopping through a slide show. They have to choose an item and then place the correct amount of money beside the item they wish to purchase. Students also practice counting money via the Internet.
Subject: Science (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Five Senses
Description: In this lesson students discover the five senses through literature and the Internet. Student create a presentation to demonstrate the five senses. Students also become aware that not everyone has all five senses.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Description: During this technology based lesson, students learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers by exploring websites on the Internet. Students demonstrate their knowledge of fractions by participating in practice activities on the Internet.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Memories of the Great Depression
Description: This hands-on lesson combines social studies, language arts, and technology. Fourth grade students begin by researching and collecting information from a variety of sources. Students develop an appreciation of the difficulties endured by many people during the era of the Great Depression.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Social Studies (12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Trading and Tracking Stock Portfolios Online
Description: Student teams will trade stocks and track the progress of their Alabama Stock Market Simulation portfolio by using spreadsheet software and the Internet. They will relate the information to a previous social studies unit on economics and will be utilizing math concepts they have learned. The Internet will be used to research stock trends.
Subject: Mathematics (6 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Golden Ratios of the Body, Architecture, and Nature
Description: Students will study the golden ratio as it relates to human body measurements, architecture, and nature. Students will use a desktop publishing program to create a poster. The poster will have digital photos of themselves, architecture samples, or nature examples. Students will also include a spreadsheet with the lengths, widths, and length/width ratios of the samples included in the photos.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: French Internet Clothes Shopping
Description: Students practice clothing vocabulary and computer spreadsheet skills by visiting authentic French online clothing catalogs. They choose articles of clothing for purchase for themselves and family members and create a spreadsheet to record and calculate information. They also visit a currency exchange rate website for the current rate of Euros to American dollars. This lesson could easily be used for any target language, once vocabulary for clothes, colors, and family relationships are mastered.
Subject: Social Studies (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Safe or Not Safe
Description: During this lesson, kindergarten students learn many safety rules by navigating different Internet sites. Students also view a presentation to help them learn safety rules around school.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Happy Trails
Description: Math can be experienced everywhere and every day. During this lesson, students become active learners while discovering and sharing the mathematics existing in their everyday environment. Students explore the school and create mathematical problems using different concepts relating to what they find.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (11)
Title: Depression or Oppression: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by C.P. Gilman
Description: In this lesson students research women's issues in the early 20th century and the attitude toward and treatment of mental illnesses then and now. The research complements the reading of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Research provides the basis for a persuasive essay.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12), Counseling and Guidance (11)
Title: My Life Story
Description: This project-based activity allows students to demonstrate their proficiency in preparing a multimedia presentation as they reflect on their lives and their futures.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: We're Talking Baseball!
Description: During this lesson students use mathematical skills to determine baseball statistics. They can locate their favorite players' stats on the Internet and determine batting average and slugging percentage.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Robots in Space
Description: During this lesson students learn the history of robotics in space exploration. They use their creativity to develop a robot. They learn about different career opportunities by communicating with robot specialists at the Johnson Space Center through a video conference.
Subject: English Language Arts (7 - 9), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Oral Presentation of Favorite Celebrity
Description: Using the Internet to research facts about a favorite celebrity, students gain the organizational and oral presentation skills needed to successfully deliver an effective speech and slideshow presentation.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: How Do You Measure Up?
Description: During this hands-on lesson, students use reasoning skills in making predictions and then applying skills to obtain accurate measurements. They navigate websites to practice their measuring skills. Students also get a brief overview of the history of measurement.
Subject: Arts Education (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Roman Arches
Description: Students will watch a slideshow presentation on Roman arches with followup discussions and activities focusing on the arch as it is used in architecture and art images. They will then create a collograph using an arch.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Students Standing Tall
Description: During this lesson, students use data they collect from a class activity to find the mean, mode, median, and range. Students utilize the Internet as a source of information by viewing websites to learn how to find the mean, median, mode, and range of data.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 6), English Language Arts (5 - 6)
Title: Peanut/Peanut Butter
Description: During this lesson students navigate the Internet to learn about the accomplishments of George Washington Carver. Students explore the history of peanuts and sample different types of peanuts. They use their five senses to write a descriptive paper about making homemade peanut butter.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: How Old Is That Tree?
Description: One of the best ways to learn about a tree is to look at its annual rings. Tree rings show patterns of change in the tree's life as well as changes in the area where it grows. In this lesson, students will trace environmental changes using a cross- section of a tree trunk.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6)
Title: Personification in Poetry
Description: Students will explore the use of personification in published poetry and write a poem using personification. They will use clay animation to produce a short video of their poem.
Subject: Science (1)
Title: Arctic Adventures
Description: During this lesson, students will explore plant and animal life found at the Arctic Circle. They will also learn about the dangerously cold climate and the location of the Arctic Circle relative to the school's location on maps and globes.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Proper Noun Race
Description: During this lesson, students will review nouns and identify common and proper nouns in context. A short story will be written using both types of nouns. An interactive Internet site will be used to reinforce the lesson.
Subject: Social Studies (7)
Title: Democrat or Republican
Description: During this lesson, students will begin to understand the differences between the two major political parties that exist in the United States of America. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the roles of each presidential candidate and his/her political views.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: What's in a Name: Graphing Lesson
Description: During this lesson, students will learn to graph information. After reading, Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, students will discuss the length of their names. Students will learn to graph their names and compare their names to others.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Health Education (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Food Fit for a King?
Description: During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to interpret and create bar graphs to compare the nutritional values of fast food. Students will learn many skills during this lesson that will help them create graphs independently. The Internet will serve as a reference to help them learn to create graphs using a spreadsheet program.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Let's Trade
Description: Dr. Seuss has created many classics that students love. During this lesson, students will get the opportunity to share their favorite Dr. Seuss book and favorite character with their class by creating a trading card. Students will use their creativity to develop a trading card on the computer. At the end of the lesson, students will trade their cards with their friends.
Subject: English Language Arts (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Label It!
Description: During this lesson, students will work to create word cards or "labels" to identify parts of the computer. Students will use basic letter sounds to help spell the correct words. Students will demonstrate their new knowledge by labeling parts of a computer.
Subject: Arts Education (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Mixing Colors to Make Orange and Green
Description: This is a hands-on lesson using paints to mix colors. This lesson could be used when teaching a unit on color recognition and would follow lessons where the three primary colors had already been introduced. It utilizes an interactive website about colors.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Multiplying With Nine As A Factor
Description: Students will participate in activities to help them learn to multiply with nine as a factor. Students will learn several strategies to memorize the multiples of nine through a multimedia presentation and practicing in groups. Finally, students will participate in activities on the computer and the Internet for practice as well as assessment.
Subject: Social Studies (10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: A Monumental Idea
Description: This is a small-group project utilizing web research, cooperation, creativity and hands-on production in order to fully understand the impact of social reformers of the 19th century. Students will be responsible for building a monument in tribute to a social reformer. Monuments will be displayed in the library. A one-page typed summary will be turned in with the monument which explains the reformer's relevance and accomplishments, as well as why the group chose that person to memorialize. There must be an inscription identifying the monument.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Dividing Words Into Syllables to Develop Reading Fluency
Description: Students will develop reading fluency using vocabulary from the book Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears by Leo and Diane Dillon. Students will participate in reading the story using the reader's theatre strategy. After being introduced to multiple-syllable words students, will practice building fluency by reading those words in the context of the story.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Computer Hunt
Description: This lesson is a technology-based project designed to demonstrate students' knowledge in keyboarding and Internet skills. It can be used as an assessment after a lesson on keyboarding and basic computer skills has been introduced.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6)
Title: How to Cite Online Resources and Complete Bibliographic Citations
Description: After research in the Alabama Virtual Library, students will write a paragraph essay and use an online citation utility to create bibliographic citations for an online encyclopedia, an online magazine, and a print resource. Copying and pasting the URL address, students will use word processing to create a bibliography.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Mystery Powder Investigation
Description: During this lesson, students will work individually to identify a mystery powder. Students will have the opportunity to test known powders with different substances and record observations. Students will develop a plan that can be used to identify the mystery powder (which can be one powder or a mixture of 2 or 3 powders). Students will enjoy exploring the mystery powder to determine what it contains.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Is Laura "Sitting" in the "Setting" of "Little House?"
Description: Using Little House In The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, this lesson focuses on the concept of time and place, phonics, and comprehension strategies. It is an interactive lesson with classroom dialogue and small group interaction.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: It's Alive!
Description: This is a technology-based lesson that will teach students the basic characteristics of living things. The teacher will use a multimedia presentation to introduce the basic characteristics of living things. Students will use approved Internet sites to locate illustrations of living things and apply basic characteristics learned to explain why their illustrations can be classified as living things. Students will work together and with teacher assistance to create a slideshow presentation of living things.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: My Favorite Time of Day
Description: This is a hands-on mathematics lesson for telling time to the hour. Students will use individual clocks with partners for guided practice. The assessment will be a writing/drawing activity incorporating the use of a computer for word processing purposes.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Going Batty
Description: Students will participate in a research project about bats, which will culminate in a virtual field trip to discover more about bats. Students will collect information on the Internet using the Alabama Virtual Library and other bookmarked sites. This is a collaborative project involving the library media specialist and the classroom teacher.
Subject: Science (5), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Who Sank the Boat?
Description: This lesson teaches the concept of measurement using grams and ounces through a student-created experiment. The students will get to test their own scientific predictions by constructing a boat and trying to sink it. This lesson provides students with an interactive way to learn about weight and buoyancy.
Subject: Social Studies (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Little House
Description: During this lesson, students will actively listen to the story, The Little House, and determine the sequence of events. This lesson will be used to help students differentiate between natural changes and man-made changes in environments over time. The students will use word processing software to write about the little house's feelings. The students will also create their own little house.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Phonological Awareness/Beginning Sounds
Description: During this lesson students will develop phonological awareness through activities that focus on beginning sounds. Students will go on a scavenger hunt, make a picture book, and play games on the Internet in order to help them learn to identify beginning sounds.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Phonological Awareness/Rhyming
Description: During this lesson students will be introduced to rhyme in a variety of ways. Students will use picture cards, practice rhyming on the Internet, and listen to a book with rhyme. At the end of the lesson, student should be able to recognize rhyming words.
Subject: Mathematics (3), English Language Arts (3)
Title: A Math and Language Arts lesson: Introduction to Division
Description: The lesson will help students develop an initial understanding of division and clarify how the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division relate to and are separate from each other. The lesson begins with a brainstorming discussion which builds background and fosters comprehension. A big book, The Doorbell Rang, by Pat Hutchins, is used along with manipulatives to provide instruction at concrete and pictorial levels. Students will demonstrate what they have learned by writing a short story incorporating simple division.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Our Solar System
Description: This is an introductory lesson for a unit on the solar system. Students will identify the order and characteristics of the nine planets. Cooperative learning groups, consisting of two students, will research information on a given planet via the Internet, encyclopedias, books, etc. Students will use the knowledge gained to write a descriptive paragraph about a designated planet.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4)
Title: Echolocation Stations: Exploring Sound
Description: During this lesson students will have the opportunity to explore sound. This lesson should be taught during an ongoing unit about whales. Students will navigate different websites to learn more about whales and sound. This lesson is interactive and students will do different experiments to learn about sound.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (1)
Title: The Giving Tree
Description: During this lesson, students will learn important facts about trees. They will also learn the importance of friendships. The students will listen to the story, The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, and create a chart of events that take place in the story. The students will navigate a website to learn how to protect trees and how trees help us.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fun-Loving Frogs
Description: During this lesson students will use their imaginations and writing skills to write a story from a wordless picture book, Tuesday, by David Wiesner. They will work in pairs and write text to go along with the pictures. They will also view a website to learn facts about frogs.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Cookies and Rhyme
Description: This lesson will help students reinforce reading readiness skills (rhyming) with a chant and activities. After reading the story,Who Took The Cookies From The Cookie Jar, the students will recite the word that rhymes with a word from the line in the story. A puppet activity and Internet games will reinforce rhyming skills.
Subject: Mathematics (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Tell Time to the Hour and Minute
Description: This lesson will teach students how to tell time by allowing them to use manipulative clocks and navigating the Internet. The students will even create their own clock to take home and demonstrate what they learned to their parents.
Subject: Social Studies (6), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Christopher Paul Curtis and His Books: Bud, Not Buddy and The Watson's Go to Birmingham
Description: This interdisciplinary lesson on two books by C.P. Curtis features students in one classroom (or group) reading one of the books while the other class (or group) reads the other novel. Each class then divides into groups and researches the time period of its novel and develops presentations designed to encourage the reading of the second novel. These presentations are then presented to the other class.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Famous African-Americans
Description: During this unit students will study the lives of famous African-Americans who have had an impact upon history or present day society. This interdisciplinary hands-on unit will incorporate the subjects of social studies, reading, language arts, and technology. After studying African-Americans and viewing a presentation,
students will select (or be assigned) a person to research, write a biographical sketch about, and then create a newsletter depicting facts from that person's life. The entire unit will cover a two- to three-week period.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Brian's Winter by Gary Paulson: Using Art to Study Plot
Description: In this interdisciplinary lesson, students examine the artwork in Lasceaux Cave in France via Internet and illustrate a chapter summary from Brian's Winter by Gary Paulson in "caveman style."
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6 - 7)
Title: The Camelot Times: Writing a Newspaper
Description: As part of a unit on Arthurian literature and medieval culture, students imagine they are reporters living in the realm of King Arthur and create newsletters/newspapers based on their study and research.
Subject: Arts Education (6), Character Education (K - 12), Counseling and Guidance (6), Career Technologies (6 - 8), Family and Consumer Sciences Education (6), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: This Business Called Learning: Advertising
Description: After analyzing the techniques of propaganda in commercial advertising, students work in cooperative "business" groups to create an advertising campaign for a new product called Giggle Gum. Campaigns include a press release, slideshow presentation, print ad, and radio commercial.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: I Know What I Am... but, What Are You? (Classifying Living Things)
Description: During this lesson students will develop an understanding of how to classify living things and what creates the distinction among them. They will learn to classify living things by effects, environment, and activity.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Helen Who?
Description: In this lesson, students will be introduced to the contributions of Helen Keller. The students will learn about Helen Keller through research on the Internet, a book, and a role-playing exercise.
Subject: Arts Education (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Warm, Cool, Warm, Cool
Description: During this lesson, colors will become more meaningful to students. They will learn to recognize that certain colors make them have different feelings. They will begin to understand that colors can be use to create emotions. Students will have the opportunity to create a collage out of warm and cool colors. They will also be able to create a work of art on the Internet.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Pass the Punctuation, Please!
Description: During this lesson students will listen to the story, Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells and identify punctuation used in the story. Students will also play games to strengthen knowledge of punctuation usage. They will then use the Internet to practice what they learn during this lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Nifty Nouns
Description: This lesson will introduce students to nouns. Students will practice identifying nouns in a book and on the Internet. A noun quilt will be created at the end of the lesson to demonstrate students' understanding of nouns.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Edible Edits
Description: During this lesson students will listen to the story Max's Wacky Taxi Day by Max Grover and edit capitalization and punctuation taken from the story. The students will have the opportunity to practice their new skills by working on the Internet.
Subject: Science (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Crowding Animals- How Close is Too Close?
Description: In this lesson students will explore the concept of crowding as it relates to people and animals. The main purpose of this lesson is for students to recognize the possible negative consequences to people and animals as a result of crowding.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Science (2)
Title: The Water Cycle
Description: This lesson will let students have a hands-on experience with the water cycle. They will learn the different parts of the water cycle through experiments and exploring the Internet.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6)
Title: Presenting the Eight Parts of Speech
Description: This end-of-unit lesson involves group slideshow presentations on the definitions and functions of the eight parts of speech.
Subject: Mathematics (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Congruent Figures
Description: This lesson is an introduction to a unit about congruent shapes. Students will begin by listening to a book about shapes. They will then complete several hands-on activities, including sorting shapes, using their bodies to form congruent shapes, and using activities on the Internet to practice forming congruent shapes.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Edible Alabama and Her Agricultural Resources
Description: This is a great culminating activity after a unit study on the natural resources of the state of Alabama. Students will investigate some of Alabama's agricultural resources and create a multimedia presentation about one of them or recipe brochure featuring Alabama resources. Students will then decorate cookies that have been cut into the shape of Alabama, with various food items to represent the agricultural resources found in Alabama.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Shapes in the Classroom
Description: This lesson will teach students to identify solid figures found in the classroom and in magazines. Students will also learn more about solid figures using the Internet.
Subject: Social Studies (4 - 6), English Language Arts (4 - 6), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Who Will Be President?
Description: This lesson will allow students to experience the election process of an American President through a mock election. Students will learn the steps that must be followed in order to have an election. This is a great way to get students motivated to be involved in the election process.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Historic Indian Tribes of Alabama
Description: This lesson will focus on researching, analyzing, and comparing the culture of four Indian tribes from Alabama's history. The rich culture of the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Indian tribes contributed to the rich history of Alabama. Collaborative research in small groups will culminate in presenting knowledge with a variety of visual and oral presentations.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Counting Backward from Ten
Description: Students will be introduced in this lesson to the concept of orally counting backward from ten using a book, number cards, and the Internet.
Subject: Social Studies (11)
Title: Making History Personal
Description: This lesson fosters an understanding of a major event in American history. It uses this event to guide students into research of how the event affected an 'ordinary' person's life. Each student will be responsible for interviewing someone who remembers the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (8)
Title: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Description: By linking the experiences of the character Charlie Gordon to other characters and to themselves, students demonstrate through class discussion and journal writing their understanding and interpretation of the short story "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.
Subject: Mathematics (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Lucky Charms Graphs
Description: This culminating lesson will use Lucky Charms cereal for review of sorting, counting, tally marks, and graphing. This is a fun and tasty way for students to learn about math.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12), Arts Education (9 - 12)
Title: Oral Presentations on French Impressionism
Description: Students research and present an artist from the period of French Impressionism. Presentations include a biography and examples of the artist's work. After the presentations, students produce sidewalk chalk paintings.
Subject: Social Studies (10 - 11)
Title: Notable American Female Social Reformers
(Mid 1850s-Early 1900s)
Description: This lesson will utilize the Internet to explore some of the more notable
female social reformers in the United States from the mid-1850s to the early 1900s. Ideas for this lesson could include individual, group, or peer-to-peer investigation. The selection of the more notable women was choosen from Passing the New Alabama High School Graduation Examination in Social Studies (American Book Company).
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: USA--State Facts
Description: During this technology-based lesson, fifth grade students explore different states by locating information on the Internet. Students use the information they find and create a presentation to help their classmates learn about the states.
Subject: Mathematics (3)
Title: Three-Digit Subtraction
Description: This lesson uses technology and literature to teach subtraction of three-digit numbers, including subtraction across zeros.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: ABC Book of Fauna
Description: This lesson is to provide students the opportunity to explore the various types of fauna (animals) found in the various biomes throughout the world.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What's The Weather Like?
Description: Students will use the Internet to compare the weather forecast for their city with other cities throughout the United States each week during this unit. Data will be charted for a five-day period then analyzed and discussed.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Rumpelstiltskin by the Grimm Brothers: A Reading and Writing Lesson
Description: This lesson provides literature-based reading and writing activities for special education and early elementary students. Using a simple story, special education/early elementary students develop reading and writing skills and learn about honesty, thoughtfulness, greed, promise-keeping and fairness. A persuasive letter will demonstrate what they have learned.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Why Roots, Stems, and Leaves are Important
Description: This lesson emphasizes the importance of roots, stems, and leaves to plants. Students will explore Internet sites and do a hands-on experiment to learn facts about these parts of plants.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Numerator/Denominator Introduction
Description: This is an introductory lesson on numerators and denominators. Students will have the opportunity to practice dividing using hands-on activities.
Subject: Arts Education (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Class Portrait: An Anthology In Words and Pictures
Description: Students will use a digital camera and word processor to produce an illustrated anthology of original poetry.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The American Spy in Me
Description: This is a fun and innovative lesson that will allow students to travel through history in a most unique fashion. Through Internet research and video conferencing students will get a real blast from the past. Students will hold on to their seats as they travel back in history in order to learn about colonial espionage and spy rings. Students will enjoy reenacting history with themselves as the main characters. This lesson will help foster a better understanding of the American Revolution and the sacrifices made by our great patriots.
Subject: Science (K), Mathematics (K), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: What's Inside a Pumpkin?
Description: As part of a study on pumpkins, students will discover what's inside a pumpkin by observing a pumpkin, making individual booklets, and tasting baked pumpkin seeds.
Subject: Social Studies (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Producers and Consumers
Description: This lesson will teach the difference between producers and consumers. It provides an interactive way for students to get involved and actually become producers and consumers.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Expository Essay: State Trip
Description: After researching a place/event of interest in Alabama, students write a five-paragraph essay. Students include maps and written directions to the location, describe activities and/or events associated with this location, include in this profile.
Subject: Arts Education (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Teaching Art with Picture Books
Description: In this lesson, students will observe the work of artist Eric Carle, investigate the life of an illustrator, and make their own three-dimensional art project using tissue paper and paint.
Subject: Social Studies (4 - 5), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Underground Railroad
Description: The Underground Railroad of the 1800's inspired talented writers of all ages. This lesson will integrate some of these famous writings to encourage students to develop their questioning techniques for analysis of literature while furthering their knowledge of this era in American history. As an extension of this study, students will create a class quilt to illustrate the depth of their research.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Let's Graph
Description: This lesson can be implemented during a study of different types of graphs that are used to display and organize data. Students collect and display data in a bar graph.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Never, Ever Give Up!
Description: This lesson plan introduces the importance of perseverance.
Students will discover that success comes through perseverance. Students will also have the opportunity to research Abraham Lincoln on the Internet to document examples of perseverance.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Website Evaluation
Description: Utilizing a graphic organizer, students work individually and in groups to rank websites according to specific criteria.
Subject: Arts Education (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Critiquing Art
Description: Students will begin to understand that being an critiquing art is not about what one likes or dislikes, but rather if the art makes sense or makes a statement. Students will learn how to use the vocabulary of the Elements and Principles of Design when discussing art.
Subject: Arts Education (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Ambiguous Pictures/Abstract Art
Description: In this lesson students learn how perspective can change the meaning of art. The students will use a digital camera to take extreme close-ups of objects, thus causing the pictures to become resemble abstract art. This project incorporates art, writing and technology.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Things Are Not Always What They Seem
Description: In this lesson, students will make a chromatogram of different types of ink. Paper chromatography will be used to detect the different dyes used in the ink. This lesson can be used for both Physical Science and Chemistry classes.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Rabbit Tales
Description: During this lesson students will be exposed to different types of writing. Students will have the opportunity to create their own story based on the characteristics of the literature they have read. Students will also learn the history of trickster tales and their significance.
Subject: Arts Education (K - 2), Mathematics (K - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Tantalizing Tangrams
Description: This is an introductory lesson using tangrams. Students will observe the seven geometric shapes that make up the tangram in a variety of ways that exhibit spatial relationships. They will have hands-on experiences using these tangrams to create new shapes. Finally, they will try to make the seven shapes form a square.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Think, Write, Read: Expository Writing
Description: While this lesson's main focus will be centered on expository writing, it will also integrate reading, computer and organizational skills. After reading the novel, Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, students will write an expository paper explaining why Marty, one of the characters in the book, dislikes Judd Travers, who is another character. Finally, students will present their papers to the class.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Finding Information Using the Internet
Description: In this lesson students learn how to use the Internet to find driving directions and maps. Students will locate the street address of a financial institution and generate a map with driving directions from home or school. Students will then research the financial institutions to determine what types of services are offered by each and compile the information using a spreadsheet.
Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Embroidery Design
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to locate and download designs for the electronic embroidery machine in order to complete the alteration of a garment.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Skeletal System
Description: This lesson is designed to teach children about the skeletal system. Children will learn about the different bones that make up the body and be able to identify those bones. Students will have the opportunity to navigate the Internet to learn more about the skeleton.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6), Mathematics (6)
Title: Line of Symmetry
Description: During this lesson, students will use a hands-on method to identify lines of symmetry. Each student will create individual lines of symmetry by using their name. Creations are unique and individualized for each student. Students will also learn more details about lines of symmetry by navigating the Internet. Students will do online activities to reinforce what they have learned about lines of symmetry.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Creek War Journals
Description: After a study of the Creek War, students will explore perspectives of families on both sides of the war. Students will compose journal entries from a selected social class of the era to develop and exhibit an understanding and appreciation for lives led by those who lived during the early 1800's.
Subject: English Language Arts (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: I Am Poems
Description: Students will write and illustrate I Am poems. An I Am poem is an 18-line, three-stanza poem which students write about themselves, or a real or fictitious character. When all students have presented their poems to their classmates, the poems will be compiled in a booklet and shared with others.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Revolutionary War Patriots and Loyalists
Description: Students are assigned a prominent man or woman of the American Revolutionary War. The students will write a two-page report, create a poster person, and then present their research to the class in first person.
Subject: English Language Arts (K)
Title: Celebrating Seuss!
Description: In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday students will explore and develop a love of the literature of Dr. Seuss through read-alouds and activities such as a birthday party, rhyming word matching, and graphing.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: What a Character!
Description: This lesson opens up the world of writing by introducing students to the point of view in a story. Students will have the opportunity to read a new version of a classic story and see how it changes when it is written from another character's point of view. Students will have the opportunity to create their own story from another character's point of view.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Writing Native American Style
Description: In this lesson students will reinforce their knowledge about Native Americans and their culture. They will also be introduced to Native American writing. The students will read The Legend of The Indian Paintbrush by Tomie de Paolo to aid their learning. Finally, students will create their own writing using Native American pictographs.
Subject: Arts Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Digital Alphabet
Description: In this technology-based visual arts lesson, students find letters of the alphabet in objects made from nature. For example: veins of a leaf to make the "v," a fallen tree in front of another to make the letter "x," ground erosion to make the letter "y". Through digital photography and basic computer skills students create their own digital "natural" alphabet.
Subject: Mathematics (5 - 6)
Title: Fractions and Recipes
Description: This is a lesson used to show how fractions are used in everyday life. Students will use the knowledge they have about fractions to change a recipe to accommodate different amounts of people. Students will enjoy navigating the Internet to locate a recipe. Students will also have the opportunity to make the recipe in class and share it with their friends.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (K - 5), English Language Arts (1 - 3), Mathematics (1 - 2)
Title: It's Your Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Description: This lesson plan is intended to be used during the month of March when the class is preparing to celebrate Dr. Seuss Day. After listening to and reading different stories by Dr. Seuss, the students have opportunities to compare and contrast story elements through critical thinking and Venn diagrams.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Sandwich Story Starters
Description: These simple activities actively reinforce the importance of writing a story that is complete: one that has a good, solid beginning; a middle of substance, detail, and high interest; and a satisfying ending.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: All About Clouds
Description: This lesson uses hands-on activities and trade books along with websites to explain the formation of clouds. This lesson may be used in conjunction with a weather unit.
Subject: Science (1)
Title: Bubble Bubble
Description: This lesson will help young students understand the shape and movement of bubbles. Students will predict, practice, and record results as they blow bubbles with different-shaped objects.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Political Cartoon Analysis
Description: Students will review and discuss how to evaluate the symbols and related meanings of political cartoons. The project will involve analyzing a current political cartoon, determining its meaning, and presenting the information to the class.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: How Do Magnets Work?
Description: During this lesson students will examine magnets and determine that they have two poles (north and south). They will observe which poles attract and which poles repel.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Description: Over time, volcanoes all over the world have caused the earth to change. Using various activities, research, and dynamic media, students will discover what causes volcanoes to erupt. They will learn different volcanic shapes and how volcanoes are predicted.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Modeling and Adding Integers Using Numbers Lines and Counters
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to enable students to add integers and apply this lesson to real life situations. In this lesson students will model and add integers using number lines and counters through the use of technology-based resources. Hands-on activities and class discussions will enhance and reinforce the objectives.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Fishy Addition!
Description: In this lesson, students will use manipulatives to act out and solve simple addition problems.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Shake â€n Go Fractions
Description: This lesson is designed for cooperative groups. Students will use a computer tutorial to practice computing equivalent fractions and then will apply what they have learned to adjust a recipe for a tasty snack.
Subject: Science (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: My Book of Seasons
Description: During this technology based lesson, students produce a book of the four seasons that relates to their everyday life. They learn many facts about seasons by navigating the Internet.
Subject: Science (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Lost in Space – A Solar System Study
Description: During this technology based lesson, students navigate the Internet to learn interesting information about the solar system. They use the information to complete a worksheet and to create a puzzle or challenge for their classmates.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Exploring Plant Leaves
Description: During this lesson, first grade students become plant explorers. They explore the Internet and take a nature walk to learn the similarities and differences in plants and leaves.
Subject: Science (5), Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Light, Dry and Nutritious - A Look at Dehydrated Food
Description: This is a hands-on, inquiry-based activity that involves study and exploration of dehydration and dehydrated foods. Students are actively involved in using math and science skills.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: My Math Curse!
Description: Math is a part of our everyday life. Fifth grade students discover how math can help us at home, the store, etc. By exploring the Internet, students practice solving problems they may encounter in life. Their imagination is the limit when they create their own real life problems for their friends to solve.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (3 - 12)
Title: Body Parts auf Deutsch
Description: This lesson is good for first-year students learning the German words for body parts. Using music and the Internet, students will practice vocabulary and pronunciation.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Let's Write A Cinquain
Description: During this lesson, third grade students will navigate the Internet to learn about cinquains. They will use their new knowledge to create their own cinquains while learning important word processing skills.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Greeting Exchange auf Deutsch
Description: This is a great "first day of first-year German" activity. Using the melody to "Are You Sleeping" introduce students to a typical exchange of greetings. If taught on the first day of school, students will be able to "speak German" immediately.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Pendulums Swing Into Motion
Description: This lesson will allow students in groups to describe the relationship between energy, work, and force through the use of pendulums. The results will be reported through a graphing activity as well as a paragraph written and printed on the computer.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What are Fossils?
Description: In this lesson students will view fossils and learn about the way they are found and how they show evidence of prehistoric life. Students will then search for "fossils" and conduct an interview about how fossils are found. Students will utilize a graphic organizer to web their ideas on fossils.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Retelling is Fun! Retelling Activities for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to get students involved with retelling activities, including writing a narrative and dramatic play.
Subject: Arts Education (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: We’re A Rainbow of Children
Description: In this lesson, students will learn to identify colors. The students will have the opporunity to explore colors by listening to a book, working on computers, singing songs and viewing colors on the Internet.
Subject: Mathematics (8)
Title: The Real Number System
Description: This lesson focuses on a clear understanding of the real number system by using a variety of teaching strategies. A graphic organizer on a slideshow illustrates how the classifications of numbers relate. A kinesthetic activity helps students compare the classifications.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (9 - 12)
Title: Health Expressions auf Deutsch
Description: The lyrics to a song provide help for beginner German students to learn and recall some common German health expressions. Since it to the melody of "This is the Song That Never Ends."
Subject: Science (4 - 5), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Systems Every "body" Needs to Know
Description: This lesson is designed to allow students to explore the human body through a WebQuest with Internet and multimedia resources provided for research. Students will create a cell diagram, write a letter, and create a slideshow presentation to demonstrate knowledge of the subject and appropriate use of technology.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Motion in One Dimension
Description: This hands-on exercise allows students to view and calculate the various factors involved in one-dimensional motion. Students will use remote control vehicles to illustrate the linear motion. Students will use the information gathered from the motion of the remote control vehicles to solve various equations for velocity, acceleration, distance traveled, or time. Students will then represent the relationships between these factors graphically.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Separation of a Mixture
Description: Students will use their knowledge of physical properties to separate a mixture of four ingredients. The students are required to design their own laboratory procedure for separating the mixture. The separation process itself encourages mastery of several laboratory techniques.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Shopping for a Place Value!
Description: During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to explore the world of rounding. Students will use the real estate market to help them learn how to round to the nearest hundred thousand. Students will get to create their own real estate advertisement and navigate the Internet to learn about rounding.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (K - 1)
Title: Zoo Animals
Description: This theme unit on animals includes activities that can be used in centers or in a whole-group setting. A variety of subject areas are addressed with emphasisis on the use of technology.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Phonemic Awareness with Technology
Description: This lesson allows students to use the Internet to manipulate words by changing initial sounds. Students will use computer skills while learning how to change words by changing the initial sound.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: HeartLine Express
Description: During this lesson, students will plan and execute a week-long school-wide valentine sales business.
From the Grand Plan to job applications, interviews, valentine production, advertising, sales and profits students are immersed in the job experience and using a variety of math skills.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Flight of the Bumblebee
Description: This unit will allow students to explore the world of plants and bees. Students will have the opportunity to observe plant growth, preform a plant life cycle play, and work on a multimedia presentation during this unit. The students will utilize the Internet to collect information about plants and bees during this lesson. This unit is a fun and interactive way for students to gain knowledge about plants and bees.
Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (7 - 8)
Title: Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
Description: In this lesson, students evaluate their eating habits, focusing on the ways in which one can assess whether or not his or her diet is nutritious. Students will work in small groups to design a menu for a healthy lunch and write a paragraph justifying their choices.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Counseling and Guidance (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Bullying
Description: Students sometimes find themselves in situations where they are uncomfortable and uncertain in relating to difficult peers. This lesson is designed to equip students with information they need not only to identify bullies, but to develop strategies to combat them.
Subject: Social Studies (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: A Look at Our Natural Environment
Description: During this lesson students will have the opportunity to research, analyze, and collect data on how the natural environment influenced the Native Americans long ago, and how it still influences us today. Using information gathered from the Internet, each student group will create a multimedia presentation and share it with the class.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Math in Everyday Life
Description: In this lesson students will solve word problems involving time and money, focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and fractions. The students will also work with a partner to make up their own word problems and then gain practice solving word problems using various Internet sites.
Subject: Science (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: At Home in a Biome
Description: This lesson allows students to study and learn the names and characteristics of Earth's six major biomes. The biomes are introduced with a slideshow presentation. A paper-folding poster activity gives students the opportunity to reinforce what they have learned. The culminating activity, a diorama, provides an avenue for creativity as students create a three-dimensional model of a biome.
Subject: Science (K), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Hush Down Under
Description: During this lesson students will listen to a read-aloud of Possum Magic, by Mem Fox. Students will then help the teacher search the Internet for Australian connections (animals and habitats). The students will write in their journals about Australian animals, then the class will create a class book to remember the information they learn during the lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Quotations and Commas
Description: During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Writing Poems that Rhyme
Description: This lesson uses technology in the presentation and publication of student poems. A slideshow examples of poems that rhyme and practice poems to finish with the students. It also outlines and models the steps of the writing process used to write a poem. The students may publish their poems by typing them on a slide and/or a newsletter template.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Phonics Lesson: The ir, er, and ur Girls
Description: This phonics lesson will introduce the ir, er, and ur girls, but will focus on the /er/ sound. Students will learn that when found together the letters e and r make the /er/ sound instead of two separate sounds. Students will have the opportunity to make words with "er" on a dry erase board (or AlphaSmart) and will reinforce the lesson on the Internet.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Let's Go Spreadsheet Silly
Description: In this lesson students will become familiar with spreadsheets. They will learn how to collect and input data into a spreadsheet and how to create graphs from the spreadsheet data.
Subject: Social Studies (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Settling the West: Westward Expansion
Description: During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to experience the westward expansion through literature and the Internet. By creating a brochure and a slideshow presentation, students will become aware of the difficulties people faced through their travels.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Using Vivid Adjectives
Description: This upper elementary lesson focuses on the use of vivid adjectives to enhance student writing. Students will explore vivid adjectives in a variety of activities including thesaurus use and story development software.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Wandering Alabama
Description: This lesson is a fun fact gathering mission! Alabama is rich in history, museums, natural and manmade attractions, and some just plain wacky attractions. Students will work in collaborative groups to create a guide to sites in Alabama with descriptions, map locations, expenses involved, and other useful information. Come on! Let's explore Alabama!
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Ein Mann zu Viel
Description: In this lesson designed for second semester of German 3/4, students will read a short story Ein Mann zu Viel, review vocabulary, discuss chapters and then recreate the story by making a video adaptation of the story. Students may alter the ending of the story to make it more interesting.
Subject: Science (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Is my Water Safe?
Description: After a discussion of what makes water safe or unsafe, students will visit a local tributary, test the water, and complete tasks concerning the water. This lesson is designed for a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade gifted education enrichment classes.
Subject: Science (4), Arts Education (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: How Are Rainbows Created?
Description: Students will discover how the rays of the sun produce colors. In addition, students will learn how water causes the sun's rays to bend, producing rainbows. Students will also explore rainbows by navigating the Internet.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Meet Miss E
Description: Students will be introduced to the letter E. They will learn both the long and short vowel sound, as well as learn to recognize the capital and lowercase letter. They will also put Miss E in the middle of two consonants to sound out one syllable words. They will learn through different types of literature and the Internet.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (8)
Title: I Am a Fish
Description: This cross-curricular lesson combines research on an ecological issue with creative writing. After conducting research on an important environmental issue, students will present their findings from a different point of view.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Let's Get to Know Big Al
Description: During this lesson the students will read and discuss the story Big Al, by Andrew Clements. Students will identify the story elements of Big Al and complete a story element map. Students will also do a character analysis of Big Al.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Mysterious Matter
Description: During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to create a mysterious substance. They will use experiments to try to determine the state of matter of various substances. This lesson is a fun, hands-on way to get students excited about matter.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Reisefieber - A German Radio Mini-Play
Description: This is an online German Radio program for students studying German. It would work best for German 3 or 4 students. It is also recommended this be read over a semester's time period.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: African-American Scientists and Inventors
Description: Besides George Washington Carver, what other African-Americans made contributions to American life? The class will explore the careers of famous and not-so-famous African-American scientists and inventors. Also, they will plan and present a slideshow on five of these individuals and explain why each is significant.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: Gas Pressure
Description: This lesson is a demonstration lecture that defines gas pressure in terms of force, explains how pressure is measured, and defines and converts units of pressure. Students will create a slide show presentation on a gas and its uses in science, medicine, or technology.
Subject: Health Education (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Ah-Choo!!!
Description: An infectious disease is the breakdown in the structure or function of a living organism. In this lesson, seventh grade science students will discover that diseases can be caused by many different factors. Students will research an infectious disease and create an informative brochure to demonstrate what they have learned.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Dewey Decimal Classification System Mural
Description: Students will select a book from an assigned section in the non-fiction area of the library. After reading the books, students will write a paragraph that summarizes the content area of the book. Students will illustrate the book that they read. Students will construct a mural by gluing their illustrations under the corresponding Dewey Decimal Classification. Students will make an oral presentation to the class in which they talk about the book they read.
Subject: Science (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Wet Heads
Description: The lesson will enable students to complete a lesson of scientific inquiry and use the steps in the scientific method to solve a problem. Students will determine the amount of water drops needed to cover the heads of various coins, including a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (9 - 12)
Title: Foreign Language Semester or Chapter Review
Description: This is an easy way to review for foreign language semester exams at any level using a number of hands-on and interactive activities, including some which are technology-based. This could also be adapted to chapter tests. The lesson is recommended for classrooms with 3 or more computers. Students will circulate to various stations, which can be adapted to the content being studied.
Subject: Health Education (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs
Description: This lesson will concentrate on the differences between drug abuse and drug misuse, effects of drugs on the body, and effects of alcohol and tobacco on the body.
Subject: Social Studies (2), Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Mexico
Description: In this lesson, students explore Mexico by navigating the Internet and reading a variety of literature. Traditions, holidays, clothing, etc., of Mexico will be compared to American culture. A newsletter creates a way for students to share and educate family members about Mexico.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
Description: This lesson covers chiral molecules, which are important in carbohydrate and protein chemistry. Understanding the difference in their structures helps with understanding the different biochemical properties of molecules with similar structures. In this lesson, students will be introduced to chirality through a teacher-led multimedia presentation and demonstrations. In cooperative groups, students will then study the concepts in more depth, building molecular models and producing their own slide shows for the class. Different groups within each class will cover different aspects of chirality, with the whole class completing a presentation of the material in the unit.
Subject: Health Education (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Hypertension: The Silent Killer
Description: In this lesson, students will learn how high blood pressure can affect the body without one being aware of it. Using the Internet, students will learn causes, preventive measures, and treatment plans. Students will learn how lifestyle and heredity impacts high blood pressure.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), Science (8)
Title: What burns when a candle burns?
An Introduction to Using the Scientific Method
Description: In this hands-on lesson, the class is divided into small groups and required to use the scientific method to discover what burns in a candle and why. The steps reinforce this methodical approach to solving what initially appears to be a simple question. In this exercise, students will use the scientific method to discover the purpose of a candle's wick and how radiation allows candle wax to change from solid to liquid to gas, thus allowing the wicking action necessary for combustion to occur.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (K)
Title: Science Egg Experiment
Description: Students will participate in a hands-on activity that will determine which egg is easier to break, a hard boiled egg or a raw egg. Students will be introduced to the concept of hypothesizing and will be active participants in a simple science experiment. Using visual learning software, students will summarize the activities.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Very Quiet Cricket
Description: During this lesson, students will write a sequel to The Very Quiet Cricket. The students will discuss and demonstrate the use of personification in the story. The class will also complete a WebQuest about The Very Quiet Cricket.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Cookie Monster Fraction Math
Description: Using cookies, students will learn parts of a whole. This is a hands-on, technology based lesson. Students will not only learn fractional parts of a whole, but will be able to eat the cookie when lesson is complete.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Dialogue with Student-Created Characters
Description: This lesson is designed to help students understand the importance of character development when writing stories of their own. It also helps them understand the process authors use when writing novels and other stories. During this lesson students will develop detailed, realistic dialogue between characters.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Bridging Cultural Gaps
Description: In a semester-long project, foreign language students begin a penpal correspondence exchange with a student from another country. Through this exchange, students gain a greater insight into the culture and language of another country, improve their communication skills in the target language, and compare their lives to those of students their own ages in another country by discussing common topics.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Getting Into "Shape"
Description: Through observation and hands on activity, students identify plane shapes that make up geometric solids (space shapes).
Subject: Science (2)
Title: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Description: This lesson focuses on solids, liquids, and gases. It has several review activities and an exciting lab experiment involving ice cream to complete the lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Action Words are Verbs
Description: This activity challenges students to identify action words as verbs. The students will go on a verb scavenger hunt and play charades using action words. They will also utilize the Internet to reinforce what they have learned by playing action word games.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Let's Go Shopping!
Description: This technology-based lesson provides students practice in collecting and organizing data through the use of grocery store circulars.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Presenting the Water Cycle
Description: This unit will introduce students to the water cycle and the importance of water to all life. Students will be involved in several activities concerning the water cycle, and the unit will culminate with students creating and presenting multimedia presentations.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Weather Word Search
Description: This lesson will give students the opportunity to search the Internet for weather-related words. The students will define weather words prior to creating their own weather word search.
Subject: Science (2 - 3), English Language Arts (2 - 3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Levers - Weight Lifters
Description: During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to explore levers through hands-on experiences and by navigating the Internet. This lesson allows students to use their experiences to determine how levers and other simple machines make work easier.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Make a Leaf Graph
Description: This lesson should be taught during a unit on plants or trees. During this lesson students will collect leaves and use rulers to measure each leaf. The students will have the opportunity to create a hand-made bar graph as well as a computer-generated bar graph. They will also compare a bar graph to a pie graph to determine which graph is easier to read.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: We Are Super-Duper!
Description: This lesson will be conducted in a classroom guidance setting by a school counselor. It will help children to understand that each person is unique and special. This lesson is interactive and incorporates both art and music.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Charting the Weather
Description: During this lesson, students will gather data from temperature and water gauges set up on the playground to learn about weather patterns. Then students will build a spreadsheet with data related to temperature, wind direction and amount of rainfall. Once students have gathered and recorded the data they will write about how the weather has affected them and the playground.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Keyboard Position & Techniques
Description: In this lesson students will learn the correct position and posture at a computer keyboard. They will see how to divide the keyboard into two parts for efficient use. Students will identify keys that are typed with the right hand and the left hand.
Subject: Social Studies (K), Mathematics (K), Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: A Penny For Your Thoughts
Description: This is an outline for a week-long lesson usually taught in the month of February around President's Day. It is an interdisciplinary study combining coin identification with a literature-based study of the Presidents represented on the coins.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Elapsed Time: Planning a Field Trip
Description: The focus of this mathematics unit is on students planning for a trip to Montgomery. Students will have the opportunity to calculate elapsed time as well as the cost of different activities. Students will navigate the Internet to learn more about Montgomery and complete different tasks assigned during the lesson.
Subject: Arts Education (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Expressive Expressionist Faces
Description: Students will learn about Expressionist artists and the strategies they used in their artworks. The students will also produce an Expressionist artwork using some of those strategies as well as develop a slideshow presentation about an Expressionist artist.
Subject: Science (4), Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Animals: Unique Creatures With Great Features
Description: During this unit of study, students will become knowledgeable of animals' characteristics, basic needs and habitats. The purpose of this unit is to educate students through investigation and research about various animals and the characteristics which link them to specific animal groups. Students will present information through models, oral reports and presentations.
Subject: Arts Education (K), English Language Arts (K)
Title: Leo Lionni's A Color of His Own
Description: Students will summarize a Leo Lionni story through drawing and writing. Students will also mix the three primary colors to make secondary colors.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Move Over: A Sequencing Lesson
Description: During this lesson students will learn about the sequencing of stories. Students will have the opportunity to retell stories using sequencing words they learn. They will also navigate an Internet site to reinforce the skills they learn during the lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting
Description: This lesson is part of a week-long unit. It focuses on the pre-reading phase of guided reading. It aims to activate prior knowledge, preview vocabulary, and set a purpose for reading. This book deals with a very sensitive issue that most children know little or nothing about, homeless people. In a non-judgmental way the author shows how a father and son deal with the situation. The story leaves the reader with hope that someday father and son and all other homeless people will again have a home.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: It’s My Party!
Description: Students will learn the value of money by planning their own birthday party. By using the Internet and a calculator, students will be given the opportunity for a practical real-life opportunity to solve a problem related to money exchange.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Mathematics (2)
Title: We All Scream For Ice Cream!
Description: Students will learn the value of coins and a one dollar bill and to count coin combinations. This activity will provide them with a real world experience in which to practice these skills.
Subject: Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Comparing Modes of Transportation
Description: In this lesson students will visit different websites in order to decide the best mode of transportation from their home town to New York City. Students will graph the results and write a persuasive paper.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Shopping with the Dewey Decimal System
Description: This lesson is an introduction to the ten main categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The Dewey Decimal Classification System will be compared with the familiar layout of a grocery store. Students will organize grocery store items into related groups. This process will then be compared to the organization of books using the Dewey Decimal System.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Little Bear's Adventure
Description: During this lesson, students will read about Little Bear's adventure in the book Little Bear by Elsie Minarik. Students will learn about the elements of a story and then explore Little Bear through a WebQuest on the Internet. Students will also navigate a website to complete several tasks to learn more about Little Bear.
Subject: Social Studies (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Traditions At Home and Around the World
Description: Each student will research his/her own family traditions and report findings to the class using presentation software. In partner groups, students will select a country to research. Their research will focus on traditions of a chosen country and will be compiled in brochure format.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: What was Right about the Wright Brothers?
Description: In this unit students will explore the lives of the Wright brothers. The end result will be a student-made documentary highlighting the factors that allowed the Wright brothers to succeed at manned flight when others before them had failed.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Weather Instruments For Sale
Description: During this lesson, students will use knowledge they have learned about weather instruments to create a catalog advertisement. Students will use descriptive writing to advertise the use of the weather instrument. They will also use persuasive writing to get customers to purchase their weather instrument.
Subject: Science (1), Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fishing for Facts!
Description: This lesson will involve a visit to the Library Media Center to research different sea creatures. Using an encyclopedia, students will find two facts about their sea creature. Using the Internet, students will work in small groups to find a picture of their sea creature. All work will be combined into a sea creature booklet.
Subject: Science (2), Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Creepy Caterpillars to Beautiful Butterflies
Description: Students will explore the life cycle of a butterfly using a website and observations of caterpillar metamorphosis. This lesson will incorporate science, mathematics, language arts, and art.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Parts of a Computer: A Beginning Computer Lesson
Description: This lesson is designed to give hands-on experience to students during their first experience at the computer. Students will learn correct positioning at the computer desk, proper positioning of hands on the keyboard, and the basic parts of a computer.
Subject: Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Equator and the Poles
Description: This lesson provides hands-on activities that will teach students about the poles and the equator. Students will be labeling a globe, recreating a globe within the classroom, and researching information on the Internet.
Subject: Science (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Exploring Weather Disasters
Description: During this lesson, students will discover the differences in four types of weather disasters. They will collect information from selected Internet websites and create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate what they have learned.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #6: Skunks
Description: In this lesson students will learn interesting facts about skunks. They will also design a "nose guard" that people can wear to protect themselves against the smell of a skunk. Then students will have a chance to dramatize a commercial for their "nose guards."
Subject: Science (1)
Title: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #7: Spiders
Description: In this lesson students will learn the body parts of a spider and write addition/subtractions sentences using spiders. The class will go on a nature walk to find spiders and spider webs. Finally, the students will complete a science experiment to learn how spiders eat.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Jack's Beans
Description: During this lesson, the classic story of Jack and the Bean Stalk will spark an interest in plants with students. Students will explore the Internet, take a nature walk, and make observations to learn more about plants. A brochure will demonstrate their knowledge of plants.
Subject: Social Studies (10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Explore!
Description: The Manifest Destiny of the 1800's began with Thomas Jefferson's dramatic political foresight of arranging the Louisiana Purchase. The stories of courage and determination from these lands began with the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this lesson students will explore the fascinating people, places, and struggles of the expedition. Students will create from their study a brochure depicting at least five areas of information about the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Subject: Mathematics (7 - 8)
Title: It's In The Bag
Description: This lesson provides students with a real-life application of problem solving. Students will use color counters to model writing expressions and equations. They are given a scenario to follow where clues about the content of bags are used to determine the type of canned goods in each bag.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Fabulous Four
Description: In this lesson, first grade students will learn about each of the four seasons. They will learn about different activities we engage in during each of the seasons. Students will also learn about the appropriate attire for each seasonal activity.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Where is the Dirt? A Lesson in Hydroponics
Description: This lesson will be developed around hydroponic gardening, the growing of plants without soil. Using the Internet, students will research hydroponics and share their knowledge with the class. A classroom hydroponic garden will be constructed for observation.
Subject: Science (3), Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Water Cycle
Description: During this lesson, students will learn that water is constantly being recycled through the atmosphere and how this affects us. Students will explore the water cycle on the Internet. Students create different types of weather situations to see how the water cycle works. Mathematics skills will be used to determine results from the observations.
Subject: Mathematics (7)
Title: Express Yourself
Description: This lesson presents students with the abstract idea that letters represent unknown numbers or variables. Vocabulary pertinent to writing English phrases as algebraic expressions and sentences as equations and vice versa is introduced. A mathematics and language arts relationship is also stressed.
Subject: Science (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Tree of Life
Description: This is a lesson to help students understand the phylogeny of organisms and how all organisms are linked in a certain way. By navigating an Internet site, students will learn how organisms are classified.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fishing for Computer Parts
Description: Young students will learn the basic parts of a computer and their care. They will then practice identifying the parts with a game of "Go Fish."
Subject: Career Technologies (6 - 8), Mathematics (6 - 7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: How Much Money Can I Make?
Description: This lesson is a technology-based activity in which students will research two careers they are possibly interested in pursuing. They will convert the average yearly salary of each career into an hourly wage and record their findings in a spreadsheet. They will calculate their weekly gross and net pay for each career choice.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #4: Owls
Description: During this lesson, students will visit various Internet sites to learn facts about owls. They will use this information to draw a picture of the owl food chain, dissect owl pellets, and write a poem about owls.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Health Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Marathon Math
Description: This unit on sequences and series is intended to help students make the connection from math to real life situations. Developing a marathon training program for a beginner runner is one simple way that students may use patterns in real life. The total mileage per week usually creates a pattern over time. Mathematical operations on patterns, sequences, and series enable students to do the calculations necessary for exploring the pattern. Students also explore nutrition information needed for a training program as proper nutrition is an important part of sports training.
Subject: Science (1 - 2), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Vibrations We Can See, Feel and Hear
Description: This four-part lesson allows students to explore the question of how sounds are made. Using wooden rulers, tongue depressors and tuning forks, students will explore and experience sound. Students will use what they have learned to create instruments. Throughout the unit students will use technology to record their thoughts and observations.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Publishing a Book Report Using Word Processing
Description: This lesson provides students with the basic steps to using word processing. Students will use word processing software to publish a final copy of a book report. Students will review the main parts of a book report. This lesson will teach students technology skills they will use throughout their school career.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Writing Friendly Letters
Description: This lesson teaches students the five parts of a friendly letter. Students will be able to write friendly letters utilizing the writing process. Students will visit various websites to learn more about writing friendly letters. Students will also create a letter by navigating a website on the Internet. The students will use a word processing program to develop their finished products.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Writing Process: Brainstorming
Description: This lesson will be used to introduce the writing process. Students will learn about the first step, brainstorming, through webbing activities. Students will also view other students' work on the Internet. Students will learn how to use Kidspiration software to begin the writing process.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Look To the Future
Description: This lesson is designed to encourage self-analysis of interests and skills as related to occupations, and to encourage future thought about a career identity or role. This lesson will allow students to organize career information to create a slideshow presentation that includes a scanned image of a drawing as they might see themselves in a future occupation. Students will also have the opportunity to create a newsletter help-wanted ads section using desktop publishing software to encourage exploration of various occupations.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Toy Store Money
Description: During this lesson students will have the opportunity to use real coins to purchase items in a class department store. Students will work to determine which coins they need to purchase an object. They will also practice counting skills on the Internet before the big shopping day.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: African Internet Safari
Description: During this lesson, students read and listen to poems about African animals and try to guess which animal is being described. Students will use the information they already know to identify the animals. Students will have the opportunity to write a mystery poem about an animal. They will get to share their poems and have the class guess the animal.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Our Restless Planet
Description: This unit will use demonstrations and student examples to help students gain an understanding of rotation, revolution, and orbit. Through hands-on activities students will explore the concepts of day and night. Technology will be incorporated using presentation software for students to share the knowledge they have acquired.
Subject: Arts Education (2 - 4), Character Education (K - 12), Arts Education (4)
Title: The History of Jazz - An African American Heritage Month Lesson
Description: Using the book Ben's Trumpet, by Rachel Isadora, early elementary students will learn the historical development of jazz music. This multidisciplinary unit will incorporate a variety of cultures that have impacted the arts.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Counseling and Guidance (K - 1), English Language Arts (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Let's Talk!!
Description: This hands-on, inquiry-based unit combines language and social studies skills in order to encourage communication between verbal and non-verbal students. Students in early elementary classes are paired with students who are non-verbal and multi- handicapped and challenged to explore ways to communicate with and learn things about each other.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Better Health in Computer Technology
Description: In this lesson students will learn the rationale for proper hand, eye, and body mechanics when using a computer. Students will discover how to properly use a computer by viewing a presentation, researching the Internet, and by creating their own slideshow presentation.
Subject: Arts Education (1), Science (1), Mathematics (1), Arts Education (1), Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (1)
Title: The Strength of the Sun
Description: In this lesson, students will learn about the sun and "take a trip" into space. This is an interdisciplinary lesson, combining science, math, language arts, and creative arts to meet the diverse needs of students. This lesson can be used alone or as the first lesson in a solar system unit.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Traffic Jams in the Circulatory System!
Description: Students will discover how atherosclerosis can cause plaque build up in the inner walls of arteries leading to hardening of the arteries which leads to cardiac disease. Students will research atherosclerosis using the Internet and prepare a slide show presentation to communicate the causes and effects of atherosclerosis. Each student will complete a newsletter or brochure to motivate other students, teachers, and staff to monitor diet.
Subject: Social Studies (10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Our Original Thirteen Colonial Settlements
Description: After students have researched one of the thirteen original colonies, they will be asked to present a flyer encouraging others to come settle in their assigned colony. Oral presentations to the class must be accompanied by a written report and may include a computer slideshow presentation that will receive a separate grade.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Luscious Layers of Life...A Walk Through the Rainforest
Description: This lesson provides students with an opportunity to learn about the animals and plant life that live in the various layers of the tropical rainforest. Students will view a slideshow with many different facts and pictures of the rainforest. They will also research animals and plants of the rainforest by searching Internet sites. Students will also share what they learn through an typed report.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Dr. Seuss on the Loose: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Description: In Dr. Seuss’ first published children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Marco, inspired by the passing of a horse and wagon, imagines a series of increasingly incredible sights on his way home from school. This story provides a springboard for discussing the concepts of honesty, imagination, and creativity and for exploring the difference between dishonesty and creativity. Students will learn to recognize when it is appropriate to weave an elaborate tale and when it is not.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Finding the Slope of a Line
Description: This lesson will use a slide presentation to facilitate teaching students how to find the slope of a line when given the graph of the line or two points. Students will interact with the presentation in two ways: first, by taking notes and practicing examples, and second, by linking to a slope activity on the Internet. This lesson may be done in one ninety-minute block or broken up over two fifty-minute periods. This lesson would be incorporated in a unit on graphing linear equations.
Subject: Social Studies (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Primary Technology Maps
Description: This hands-on, inquiry-based lesson combines maps skills which include identifying map elements, applying an understanding of cardinal directions, interpreting resource maps, and identifying a location. Students will have the opportunity to work with a group to research a specific continent and create a multimedia slide about the continent.
Subject: Social Studies (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Come with Me to the Islands
Description: Students will explore several islands by watching a multimedia presentation prepared by the teacher on islands and how they were formed. Students will then use globes and maps to find various islands using cardinal directions given by the teacher. Students will work to make models of islands and draw and write about islands using software.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Arts Education (5)
Title: Back in Time:
Hieroglyphics in Ancient Egypt
Description: There are over 500 ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Students will use the Internet to translate their names into hieroglyphs. They will use the translation to design a clay cartouche.
Subject: Mathematics (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Graphing M&Ms
Description: During this lesson, students will learn how to create a graph using M&M's. Students will compare the different numbers of M&M's by creating different math problems. Students will practice working different math problems on the Internet. Experience from this activity will be used to participate in the voting process.
Subject: Arts Education (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Art of Rene Magritte
Description: This unit is about the artist, Rene Magritte. Students engage in hands-on research in various areas of art utilizing images, software, and Internet resources. Students will then create their own image, and work in groups to create a slideshow presentation on Magritte.
Subject: Health Education (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Eat Five A Day
Description: During this lesson designed for students with moderate disabilities, students will learn the importance of eating at least five fruits and vegetables a day. This lesson includes a field trip to the grocery store to purchase fruits and vegetables. Students will learn about the food guide pyramid during the lesson. Students will also navigate the Internet to learn more about fruits and vegetables.
Subject: Mathematics (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Time Flies
Description: This lesson plan is one of the first in a unit on telling time which addresses the following content areas: language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology. Students will read several resource books to gather information. They will then sequence information in a timeline. The final project will be a slideshow presentation.
Subject: Physical Education (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Pickle-Ball
Description: Students will be introduced to the sport of Pickle-Ball through a slideshow presentation by the teacher (attached). Students will then conduct research on the Internet and design a simple newsletter on the sport of Pickle-Ball. Topics to be covered are: rules, equipment, court dimensions, and history. Students will then work on the specific sport skills of the serve, forehand return, backhand return, the lob, the volley, smash and special shots. Individual skills will be introduced at the beginning of each class period. Students will then participate in single and doubles matches to give them practice opportunities. At the conclusion of the unit students will be given a hands-on skills post-test and complete a written test to evaluate their performance.
Subject: Social Studies (K), Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (K)
Title: Celebrating The Chinese New Year
Description: During this lesson, students will learn about the Chinese New Year celebration, including customs, symbols and their meanings, and roles of adults and children. Following the lesson, students will compare the celebrations in United States and China. The students will also draw a picture and write a sentence about their favorite holiday celebration.
Subject: Social Studies (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Native Americans
Description: During this lesson, students will recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants of our country. They will locate on a map where different tribes lived and compare and contrast different tribes' basic needs and customs.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Presidential Biographical Sketch
Description: Each student will choose a former President of the United States to research and present to the class. Students will develop timelines based on biographical information found through search engines on the Internet as well as in books, reference books, and periodicals. They will also write and give campaign speeches for their Presidential selections.
Subject: Science (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Cells
Description: Students will research prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The students will then research plant and animal cells, comparing and contrasting the two. Students will also research the major organelles and the function of each. Students will then construct a slideshow presentation with accompanying brochure to communicate the information.
Subject: Arts Education (K), Physical Education (K), Arts Education (K)
Title: Dancing to New Heights
Description: This lesson will encourage the use of movement in a therapeutic manner. Culturally diverse music is used to allow severely involved students to learn different ways of moving their body.
Subject: Health Education (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Sugar Detectives
Description: During this lesson, students will learn to make wise decisions concerning the snacks they eat. Students will learn to read food labels and measure the sugar content in foods. Students will be able to determine if they are practicing healthy eating by creating a food guide pyramid of their eating habits. Students will also create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate what they learned.
Subject: Science (6 - 7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Imagine Mars
Description: Students will learn about Mars and what adaptations would be needed for people to live on Mars. They will develop a plan for the colonization of Mars. A slideshow presentation and brochure will be created to entice people to join this new colony being developed.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Exploring the World of Cinderella Tales
Description: Students will read three different Cinderella tales, including tales from Africa, China, and America. Upon completion of a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of these tales, the students will complete and present multimedia presentations showing their results.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Just Plain Living
Description: Students work through a teacher-prepared Webquest in order to learn about the art, food, shelter, clothing, etc. of the Plains Indians. Internet resources are used to collect information in order to make group presentations to the class. Students have the opportunity to decide among several projects to complete in order to demonstrate what they have learned.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Going the Distance for Circles
Description: This lesson is designed for an Advanced Mathematics class and introduces the first conic section - a circle. The definition and important information related to circles is presented in a multimedia presentation. Students are then required to document what they have learned in a brochure.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: "Dummie's" Guide to PCR
Description: (This lesson is for a more advanced class such as honors or AP Biology.)
The lesson will look at one of the most important tools to the molecular biologist, PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). The students will learn the science behind PCR and the steps scientists go through to do PCR. The students will design a slideshow presentation to explain the science of PCR to others.
Subject: Arts Education (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Rainforest Music
Description: During this lesson, the world of the rainforest will come alive. Students will have the opportunity to explore the music of the rainforest and create a musical instrument of their own. The Internet will be used as a tool to gather additional information for students to use in a multimedia presentation.
Subject: Science (K - 2), Social Studies (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Seasons
Description: This early primary lesson teaches students how the earth's rotation around the sun results in the occurrence of four seasons. Through literature, art activities and technology students will explore the four seasons.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Move the Cherokee People
Description: During this lesson, students will explore facts about the Cherokee people, their history, their culture, and their future. This lesson will help students begin to realize how the actions of our predecessors affected people in the past and today. The Internet will be used as a research tool to help students learn more about the Trail of Tears. Students will also have the opportunity to produce a slideshow presentation to share their new knowledge about the Trail of Tears.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Let's Be Friends
Description: Buddies, pals, amigos - whatever you call them, friends are an important part of life. These beginning-of-the-year unit activities will give kindergarten students an opportunity to consider what friendship is all about.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What a Jiffy Lesson
Description: During this lesson on George Washington Carver, students will learn about some of his accomplishments and participate in a hands-on activity of making homemade peanut butter. Students will research information about Carver on the Internet and create a short slide show describing important facts about Carver's life.
Subject: Social Studies (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Now and Then and Back Again: A Study of Transportation
Description: By using a slideshow presentation and a Conestoga wagon project, students will experience different ways people have conquered the human and social need for transportation in America. Students will begin by studying ancient and Native American cultures and progress to the pioneer’s use of land vehicles for exportation of goods. They will create their own small wagon by using very simple materials, and have a contest to see whose cart can carry the most pennies. Upon conclusion of the study, students will compare and contrast our transportation today to that of the past by creating a multimedia presentation.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: "Moments in Time" Lines
Description: This lesson will give students the opportunity to share important events in their lives while learning to make a timeline.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Cooking Experience with Blueberries For Sal
Description: This lesson will enhance the study of the color blue by providing a story, cooking experience and writing activity.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Use Simple Machines to Help Stuart Little
Description: Students will use their knowledge of simple machines to design a way to bring a birthday package into the Little's living room, using simple and complex machines to make this job easier to do.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Hop on Pop and Non-Standard measurement
Description: This lesson is a hands-on, cross-curricular lesson for exploring non-standard measurement. It utilizes children's literature, manipulatives, opportunities for writing, and small group collaborative learning. Students will meaningfully use vocabulary associated with measurement. This lesson could be used as part of a unit on the author, Dr. Seuss, or at any time during the school year in conjunction with the math program.
Subject: Arts Education (2 - 5), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Creating Holiday Cards
Description: This lesson for incorporates painting and word processing software to create a card. Students will create original art work, insert it into a document, and print it. This can be done in a classroom or a lab setting with any age from second to fifth grade.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: My Book About Animals
Description: This lesson will allow students an opportunity to create a book about the different characteristics of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and insects. This lesson can be used as a wrap-up project for a unit on animals. This is a fun way for students to share what they have learned throughout the unit.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Because of Winn-Dixie: A New Point of View
Description: This is a language arts lesson concentrating on point of view and narrative writing. Using the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo, students practice retelling part of a story from another point of view.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Creating State Brochures
Description: Students will work in pairs to research online and/or in print a chosen state and create a travel brochure incorporating the information gathered.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Learning about Cinquains
Description: After reading/hearing Junie B. First Grader Cheater Pants by Barbara Park and discussing the concept of cheating, following directions, and poetry, students write cinquains and publish a class booklet.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (K)
Title: Oh, Baby!
Description: In this lesson, students will learn to identify baby farm animals. The students will view different pictures of baby farm animals and learn many characteristics of baby farm animals.
Subject: Science (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Ready, Set,...Research!
Description: Students will have the opportunity to do research on a weather topic in which they are interested. This lesson will teach the students how to use dictionaries, encyclopedias, resource books and the Internet to find facts about the weather. The students will have a time limit in order to help them learn to use their time wisely.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Qualitative Analysis Project
Description: Students, working in groups, will identify four unknown substances using analysis procedures practiced in the lab throughout the school year. They will collect data, research the unknown substances, and report findings in a slideshow presentation and web page, and collect an industry brochure.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 6), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Probability Paper Bags
Description: The students will use paper bags with color tiles to calculate probability of colors. This is a fun activity to use with the students. The objectives of probability are taught in a non-threatening way.
Subject: Science (5)
Title: The Moon's Craters
Description: This lesson will help students understand impact craters and infer how they were formed and the reason for their differences in size.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (1)
Title: Let's Go To The Zoo
Description: Students will create their favorite zoo animals using play dough. Using a word processor, students will create a sentence or short story about their animals.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: A Hero by Any Other Name. . .
Description: In conjunction with a study of literary or national heroes or in recognition of 9/11 week, students select a hero from among their family and friends, gather information about him/her, and prepare a multimedia presentation of their research.
Subject: Mathematics (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Grouchy Ladybug Tells Time
Description: The students will use the book, The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle to tell time. They will also use manipulatives and will draw the clock hands to the appropriate times.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Mathematics (4 - 5)
Title: Kids and Money
Description: This lesson is used to show students how a bank pays interest to people who deposit money into it and charges interest to people who borrow money from it.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: A Penguin Tale or Tail?
Description: This interdisciplinary approach to science, language arts and technology will guide students into a study of real information about penguins and their habitat. They will learn to identify homophones and share what they learn using appropriated communication and listening skills.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Ants on a Log--A Language Experience Story
Description: This lesson will allow students to create a snack using celery, peanut butter, and raisins (called "Ants on a Log"). Then the students will write about the experience using transitional words. The teacher can adapt the lesson to any mode of writing desired.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: What Are Idioms?
Description: After listening to More Parts by Tedd Arnold read aloud, intermediate school students distinguish between literal and figurative meaning by using a graphic organizer, playing an online game, and incorporating an idiom into their writing.
Subject: Arts Education (K - 1), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Art Fun With the Fairy Tale, The Fisherman and His Wife
Description: This lesson will give students the opportunity to view a variety of illustrations in different forms of literature. Students will be able to create their own work of art. They will also find that fairy tales can inspire readers to create original works of art.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Changing "Now" Words to "Then" Words
Description: This interdisciplinary lesson teaches first graders to use the inflectional ending -ed to create past tense verbs from present tense verbs. As children learn to use the -ed pattern, they change familiar root words into longer words to denote past time. These words are recognized in reading comprehension as past time, in personal writing, and spelling with the -ed ending.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Persuasive Writing with Second Graders
Description: During this lesson students will search a piece of persuasive writing to find details supporting their position. They will participate in a group activity involving brainstorming and writing a persuasive letter, and will then complete their own individual piece of persuasive writing.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Seeds and Germination
Description: This lesson will be introduced to the students as a part of a unit of study about plants. The students will learn to accurately diagram the parts of a seed and will predict what conditions are needed for germination.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Letter of Introduction - Writing as a Diagnostic Tool
Description: At the beginning of the school year, students respond to a teacher-generated questionnaire in personal letter format. As a diagnostic tool, letter writing can reveal strengths and weaknesses in composition skills, organization, sentence structure, and mechanics.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6)
Title: Researching with the Alabama Virtual Library
Description: After an introduction to the Alabama Virtual Library, students use the available resources to research and present information about a United States president.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (K - 2)
Title: Farm Animals Thematic Unit
Description: Students will participate in a thematic study about the farm. They will work cooperatively to create a book about farm animals using technology resources. This project will take approximately 5 days and can be used in conjunction with or at the end of a farm unit.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: On the Loose With Dr. Seuss
Description: Students will survey teachers in order to find out the titles of their favorite Dr. Seuss books. They will work in small groups and use digital cameras to take pictures of each teacher and his/her favorite book.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Social Studies (K - 2), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Alabama Patriotic Symbols
Description: Alabama has many patriotic symbols that characterize the state. This lesson plan covers five state symbols associated with the State of Alabama. This lesson will help the students learn interesting facts about each of the symbols and explore more state symbols on the Internet.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Dig It!
Description: Children will enjoy learning about dinosaurs through the use of technology, research, hands-on activities, discussions, and written and oral presentations. This unit will help students to collaborate as a group and manage their own time.
Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Identifying Parallel Structure in Sentences
Description: After textbook and online instruction in parallel construction, students examine Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence for parallelism before writing their own paragraphs.
Subject: Social Studies (6), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Fighting for Gender and Racial Equality
Description: In this lesson students will examine the lives of key leaders and events in the fight for gender and racial equality at the turn of the 20th century. Through this inquiry study students will choose one of these leaders or events to research. The research content will be the basis of a written summary on an individual or event. The students will also create a visual aide or role-play relating the life and times of the individual or event.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Phases of the Moon
Description: This lesson will familiarize students with the phases of the moon. It can be taught in a unit dealing with the solar system. It involves all learning types-kinesthetic, auditory, tactile, and visual.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Extra! Extra! Harlem Renaissance Tribune
Description: From writing with Langston Hughes to dancing with Bojangles, explore 1920-30 Harlem and publish a newspaper about the arts and entertainment of this cultural renaissance that brought new energy and sound to the world.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Description: This lesson introduces students to Rosa Parks and the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. After considering the impact of Ms. Parks' heroism, students will explore its relevance to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. Students will learn new vocabulary and will answer a questionnaire that will be published on the web. Students will then create a tribute to Rosa Parks' heroism that will be submitted to a classroom book.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Social Studies (11)
Title: The Civil Rights Movement
Description: This is a lesson to help students learn important historical information about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 60's. It is designed to introduce students to common beliefs of the time as well as important individuals in the movement. It will also help students to make judgments about how society today is different because of the Civil Rights Movement. The lesson will also utilize technology to bring the lesson alive for the students.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Larger than Life
Description: Students will write a tall tale narrative including larger than life characters with unusual skills or abilities using exaggeration, humor, surprise endings, and story elements (setting, characters, conflict, resolution).
Subject: Arts Education (4 - 5), Mathematics (4 - 5)
Title: The Great Divide--A Lesson in Symmetry
Description: This is a whole group, hands-on, fun lesson where students will use knowledge of symmetry to produce art work.
Subject: Social Studies (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Wow! What a trip!
Description: Students are sent back in time to Europe during the Middle Ages. They will stay for five days. They are taking a camera and a journal with them.
They will present their journals and their pictures to the class when they return.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Equivalent Fractions
Description: This lesson helps students discover how to obtain equal fractions by using both fraction strips and playing a fraction matching game. Students will learn that to obtain equal fractions they will need to multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Figurative Language
Description: This lesson used a slideshow presentation to explain the difference between similes and metaphors. Students are challenged to identify these figurative elements in literature and then create some themselves.
Subject: Social Studies (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Visualizing Islam
Description: Islam is the youngest of the three Semitic religions; however, it is the second largest religion in the world. The impact of Islam on national and international politics creates a need for students to discover how and why this religion spread so far, so fast, and with such dramatic influence around the world. Students will be able to find the answers to these questions and more through researching history, geography, expansion, cultural and societal roles, and Islamic contributions. Students will orally present their findings to the class with a visual aid.
Subject: Social Studies (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: How Hate Changes Society
Description: Government classes usually focus on the workings of the United States Government alone. In this unit of study, students will compare the United States government with that of pre-Nazi Germany. This unit will demonstrate to students how misguided public policy can become when dissent and debate are silenced.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Modern Day Macbeth
Description: As students work in small groups to compose scripts and produce videos recreating a selected scene, they demonstrate an understanding of Macbeth and the elements of drama.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Multimedia Book Report
Description: This lesson gives students a clear understanding of how to create a slide show presentation using PowerPoint. The students will use this information to create a slide show book report.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Long and Short Vowel Sounds
Description: During this lesson, students will learn the different sounds vowels make. They will view a slideshow presentation that teaches them the different sounds. Once they have learned the sounds, students will create a document of pictures representing the different vowel sounds. Students will also navigate the Internet to practice identifying the different vowel sounds.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Math is Functional
Description: This lesson is a technology-based activity in which students extend graphing of linear functions to the use of spreadsheet software. After students have become proficient in constructing a table of values, students are able to efficiently graph equations with more extensive computational requirements. Furthermore, inquiry and discovery about slope and y-intercept will help students conceptualize material normally presented in Algebra I textbooks.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: How Do Citizens Make Government Work?
Description: This five-session unit will provide hands-on opportunities for students to explore local, state and national governments. In the process, students will use technology and print media to learn about the leaders of each level of government and explore citizenship as a way to make a difference in their communities and nation.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (1)
Title: Pretty Cool Penguins
Description: This lesson is part of an interdisciplinary primary life science unit addressing adaptation and habitats by focusing on penguins. This lesson is primarily technology based and should take place near the end of the unit, after students have had time to become thoroughly familiar with penguins and are ready to synthesize their learning.
Subject: Science (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Children's Zoo of Mammals
Description: This lesson is a technology-based project. This lesson can be taught as a part of an unit on mammals. Students will research different mammals and identify characteristics of mammals. They will also contrast and compare humans to other types of mammals. They will create a group multimedia presentation identifying mammals, characteristics of mammals, and a picture of the assigned mammal. Students will then use Publisher to design a newsletter to inform family members of our studies on mammals. A web site can be developed to enhance the students’ study of mammal.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Mathematics (K - 2), English Language Arts (K - 2)
Title: What Can We Learn From Pigs?
Description: This thematic language arts lesson uses a variety of beginning reading books about pigs to help special education/early elementary students learn about character traits and concepts. The wide use of graphic organizers introduces beginning readers to early reading strategies.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: The One-Minute Praise
Description: The lesson will show the importance of positive stroking (feedback) for behavior modification. Dr. Ken Blanchard (The One Minute Manager)suggests we "catch people doing something right." To quote Lord Chesterfield's advice: "Make a person like himself/herself a little better and I promise he/she will like you very well indeed."
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Butterfly Life Cycles
Description: This unit introduces students to a study of life cycles by having them examine the life cycle of a butterfly. The students will observe, record and describe the changes in caterpillars as they become butterflies. The teacher will conclude the unit by having each student prepare a slide about a butterfly he/she has researched for a class slideshow presentation about butterflies.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Recognizing Letters of the Alphabet
Description: This lesson reviews the alphabet with very young learners and introduces the concept of shelving in the library. The lesson incorporates software, reading, and games to address individual learning modes of the students.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (7 - 8), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: What's In a Penny?
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to highlight the value of group and team efforts and to demonstrate the importance of details.
Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (9 - 12)
Title: Party Time
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate culinary arts through the planning of a theme party. This project would be the culmination of a semester of work in food preparation.
Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Teaching with The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Description: Students in a high school parenting class use Dr. Seuss's The Lorax to teach age-appropriate environmental tips to first graders. This lesson would be a great asset to the Read Across America celebration.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Animal Classification
Description: In this lesson, students will discuss the classification of animals. They will work in groups to research and present classification information about a selected group of animals.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Compound Words
Description: In this lesson the students will be introduced to compound words through the use of a multimedia presentation. Students will then form compound words through the use of teacher-made puzzles. Finally, the students will participate in a game in which they "catch" compound words projected from an overhead projector by using strips of white poster paper.
Subject: Science (3 - 4), Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Antarctic Adventures!
Description: This month-long ongoing lesson will give the students opportunities to learn more about Antarctica. They will investigate and research specific information and use it to create a notebook and an information table.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Wordly Wise
Description: Students will learn how to use better word choices by completing a cloze activity, listening to A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle, and completing a word web.
Subject: English Language Arts (11), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Dead Poets Society: Socratic Seminar Discussion
Description: As a springboard to an eleventh grade poetry unit, students view the movie Dead Poets Society and participate in a Socratic seminar of the themes, symbols, and life questions raised by the film. Student groups research and present one of the poems used in the film.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Email Pals
Description: The students will participate in an Internet pen pals exchange. They will exchange email with students in other parts of the United States or in other countries. They will learn about the culture and climate in other states and countries through participating in this activity.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Kids, Keys and Care
Description: This lesson will present a visual demonstration of the care of a computer keyboard and mouse. Students will be able to demonstrate with hands-on involvement the general care rules of the keyboard and mouse.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6), Social Studies (6)
Title: Escape to Freedom
Description: Students will read Number the Stars by Lois Lowrey. This novel about World War II, the Holocaust, and heroism, provides the topic for an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary lesson. Students will utilize their skills in technology and research to learn why there are dictators like Hitler, followers like the Nazis, and people from all walks of life who endanger their lives for the good of others.
Subject: Health Education (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Food Guide Pyramid
Description: This lesson will teach students how to use the Food Guide Pyramid to eat healthy meals. Students will learn about the six different food groups and how to plan a meal incorporating all six.
Subject: Social Studies (5), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Washington, DC Report
Description: Students will utilize the Internet to complete the DC Report during their study of Colonial American history and Washington, DC. They will demonstrate their understanding of the material through a written report using the three modes of writing. (This report may be given in its entirety or it may be broken up into sections.)
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Science (2)
Title: Bats, Bats, Bats!
Description: This lesson allows students to utilize the Internet to learn characteristics and behaviors of bats. It also introduces echolation. Students will use websites to view types of bats and their habitats.
Subject: Mathematics (K), English Language Arts (K)
Title: There's Magic In Green Eggs and Ham
Description: As a part of a unit about Dr. Suess, students will learn about sequential order. Student understanding will be aided by the use of hands-on preparation of green eggs and ham, dictation, flannel board, sentence strips, and a living center.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Producing Multimedia Products in Grades 3-5
Description: In this lesson, students, working individually or in groups, will combine two or more media elements to produce projects or presentations. Various elements the teacher and students will consider using are; text, digital cameras, scanners, sound, and video.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Do We Have It and Where Can I Find It?
Description: Students will use the electronic card catalog to locate books in the Media Center. Students will determine if the Media Center has a particular item, if it is currently available, and where the item is located in the Media Center.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Computer Lab Rules and Technology Ethics
Description: Middle school students create presentations or newsletters to demonstrate appropriate behavior while using the computer lab, copyright laws concerning the use of Internet images and web sites, and Internet safety.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Getting to Know the Computer
Description: Kindergarten, first, and second grade students will view a teacher-made multimedia presentation introducing the basic parts of a computer. The kindergarten and first grade students will then identify the parts verbally. The second grade students will identify the parts by clicking on the correct answer provided in the presentation.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Powerful Presentations
Description: This lesson provides teachers with a step-by-step guide for teaching students how to produce a multimedia presentation. A detailed slideshow is included to give the teacher and students a visual guide to work with during the lesson. Students will develop many computer skills during this lesson. In addition, the ability to create multimedia presentations can be useful across the curriculum for a variety of projects.
Subject: Science (3), Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Earth's Changing Surface
Description: During this unit, students will identify the various landforms found on the earth's surface. Also, students will describe how these landforms are created and changed by the natural forces within the earth and on its surface, as well as the unnatural impact of humans. Finally, students will create a slide presentation to display this information.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: My Most Memorable Experience
Description: In this lesson, each student will write a narrative story about his/her most memorable experience. Students will develop the narrative writing mode and create a brochure using desktop publishing software.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: How to Write a Descriptive Essay
Description: The students will learn to write a descriptive essay about a three-day space camp experience at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Students will then produce a multimedia slideshow about the experience.
Subject: Science (K), English Language Arts (K)
Title: Pumpkins
Description: During this lesson students will be involved in hands-on discovery activities using pumpkins and pumpkin seeds. They will compare the size and weight of their pumpkins. They will also have an opportunity to taste pumpkin seeds. Students will also learn how to create a simple illustration using a graphics software program on the computer or the Internet.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: A Study of Plants
Description: In this lesson, students will incorporate reading and writing concepts to learn the parts of a plant. Several different technology resources will be incorporated to aid in the learning process.
Subject: Science (3)
Title: Rocks and Minerals
Description: Students will research a rock or mineral to find out some of its properties and uses. Each student will then complete a slide presentation to present findings.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1)
Title: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #1: Introduction to Nocturnal Animals
Description: This lesson can be part of a two-week integrated thematic unit on nocturnal animals. During this lesson, students will be introduced to nocturnal animals. They will have an opportunity to navigate web sites to learn more about nocturnal animals. The students will also use the writing process to share what they learn about their favorite nocturnal animal.
Subject: Science (3), Arts Education (3), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Honey Bees
Description: The students will do research to learn the various functions of bees within the hive and understand the process of making honey. Students will use numerous resources to find their information including the Internet, library books, encyclopedias, and their science textbooks.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Transportation to the Western Frontier
Description: There were several modes of transportation for early settlers to use when they moved to the west. Students will research and document four modes of transportation using the Internet and print resources in the library.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Study Of Human Geography
Description: Geographers are social scientists who are interested in human activities as well as the physical environment. Human geography includes a wide range of topics, such as the study of languages, religions, customs, economics, and political systems. A special focus of human geography is demography. This social science is the study of populations, including such topics as birth, marriage, migration, and death.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Looking at Conestoga Wagons
Description: This lesson combines information literacy and technology skills with subject area skills. It is designed to be a collaborative effort between the classroom teacher and the school librarian. The topic of conestoga wagons is reseached from the perspective of a scientist, mathematician, English teacher, artist, geographer, engineer, or historian.
Subject: Social Studies (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Confucius Changes China
By: Gina Merritt & Kimberly Phillips
Description: In this lesson students analyze Confucianism and its effect on conflicts in China. Students will evaluate an excerpt from The Analects of Confucius to realize the usefulness of Confucius' teachings and create an original cartoon using Confucius' teachings to illustrate conflict resolution that occurs in modern times.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Character Education - Integrity
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to identify some of the skills and attitudes that are essential for solving problems effectively. This lesson will be implemented as part of a character education unit on integrity. The meaning of integrity is investigated and discussed through the use of research skills, open-ended discussions, digital photography, and cooperative learning experiences.
Subject: Science (3)
Title: Name That Change! (Physical and Chemical Changes)
Description: This lesson teaches students to distinguish between physical and chemical changes. Students will view an interactive slideshow presentation and then conduct experiments to discern physical and chemical changes.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Character Education - Respect for Self, Property, Others and The Environment
Description: This lesson will be implemented as part of a character education unit on respect for self, property, others and the environment, an essential quality of good character. Students will apply research skills, open-ended discussions, keyboarding skills, digital photography, and cooperative learning experiences to investigate and internalize the meaning of respect. This lesson will also aid students in understanding how respect is viewed in other cultures.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Introduction to African American Poets
Description: In this lesson student groups will research selected African American poets using the Alabama Virtual Library. Each group will present its findings according to a chosen format.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Understanding and Using Boolean Operators
Description: After an introduction to the Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT, parenthesis and NEAR, students practice searches using a worksheet.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Research a Company
Description: After gathering information on a Fortune 500 company, students key a business report on their research and present their findings in a slideshow.
Subject: English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Autobiographical Magazines
Description: This assignment is designed for students to tell about themselves through writing and creative media. The students compile original articles and illustrations into an autobiographical magazine.
Subject: Arts Education (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Digital Camera Self-Portraits
Description: Third graders use digital cameras and draw/paint software to create original self-portraits.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Fairy Tales as a Genre of Literature
Description: This lesson will provide students with an understanding of the literary elements of fairy tales. Students will compose original fairy tales using graphic web organizers and presentation software.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: I've Got the Power: An Introduction to Powerful Presentations
Description: This lesson teaches students how to create a basic slideshow that includes inserting slides, using transitions, and adding animation to text. The lesson is taught as an "All About Me" presentation, but can be adapted throughout the year for students to present information in all subjects.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Hershey Kiss Descriptive Essay
Description: This is a fun lesson to demonstrate the power of words to describe a simple chocolate treat prior to writing a five-paragraph descriptive essay.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Learn the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) System: Research Depends on It!
Description: The students will develop an understanding of the organization of main and primary subclasses of the Library of Congress Classification System. The students will demonstrate knowledge and independence in using the LCC through online tutorials and by visiting a college library (optional).
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Planning a Company Picnic
Description: As students plan a company picnic, they gain proficiency in word processsing, online research, and the creation of a database and spreadsheet.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: All About Me Presentation
Description: After class lessons in computer technology, students design, create, and give a multimedia presentation about themselves. Presentations incorporate digital photograph(s), scanned pictures, and original artwork created in a drawing program.
Subject: English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Rookie Project
Description: This is a three-part writing project which includes a research paper, a creative short story, and a movie review inspired by the movie, The Rookie. The lesson is easily adapted to other appropriate films of similar themes.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: German Food and Eating Customs
Description: Working in small groups, students plan and serve a typical German supper, using the studied vocabulary to express their needs and opinions. Presentations of cultural customs, cultural differences, and menus make efficient use of limited computer access. (The lesson is easily adapted to other culture studies.)
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (11)
Title: Of Mice and Men
Description: This is a technology-based group project. It requires students to use the Internet as well as various types of software to creatively display their knowledge of the novel, Of Mice and Men.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (7 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Newspapers: Facts and Opinions
Description: In order to sharpen a student's understanding of the differences between facts and opinions, this lesson incorporates both the close reading of a newspaper and the writing of a factual article and a letter to the editor.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Twentieth Century Resumes
Description: Students will use the Alabama Virtual Library and other reference materials available in the library to create a resume for a twentieth century historical figure from United States history, science, or literature. The lesson is designed as a cooperative project between the classroom teacher and the library media specialist.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: I Spy
Description: Teachers take the classroom outside as they bring action into the teaching of action verbs by playing "I Spy."
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Know the Dewey: That's a Rap
Description: Middle school students develop an understanding of the organization of the library through demonstration, creative writing, book searches, and Internet use.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (2 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System
Description: This lesson introduces the Dewey Decimal System of numbering used for arranging nonfiction books on the shelves of an elementary school library.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 5), Mathematics (4)
Title: We're in a Pickle
Description: A hands-on lesson in which children work together to discover adjectives, write a descriptive paragraph, and apply math principles to produce a bar graph interpreting results from the lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Harlem Renaissance Unit
Description: This unit on the history and contribution of the Harlem Renaissance combines research and creative presentations in the form of slideshows, a timeline, and desktop publishing.
Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 11), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: To Kill a Mockingbird: Building Knowledge
Description: As a conclusion to a class study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, students create models and pictures based on the novel's descriptions to illustrate the effect of setting on plot and character.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: A Day in the Life
Description: The ability to create a timeline is a skill that students can use across the curriculum to represent changes over time. This spreadsheet project provides students the opportunity to learn to produce a timeline and introduces the life skill of time management as well.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Olympics 2004 Treasure Hunt
Description: This lesson is centered around an Olympics 2004 Treasure Hunt designed to give students an opportunity to learn about the history of the Olympic games and to generate interest in the modern Olympic games. Students are able to see the differences in the ancient games and today's modern games after viewing the Internet sites about the ancient Olympics and comparing those games to the modern Olympic events. Successful completion of the project requires that students navigate the Internet, work together, manage time wisely, and follow specific directions.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Let's Eat: An Expository Slideshow Presentation
Description: Students will write a three-paragraph essay explaining the steps necessary to follow a recipe, and then present and serve the recipe to their classmates.
Subject: Agriscience Education (8 - 12), Mathematics (6)
Title: Measuring Marvelously - Standard Ruler
Description: This lesson is used to instruct students in the use of a standard "English" ruler for determining measurements. The students will read a standard ruler accurately to the nearest 1/16 of an inch. The student will measure different items to gain proficiency in measuring.
Subject: English Language Arts (7 - 8), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Riddles in the Dark
Description: Riddles can be challenging to solve and even more challenging to write. After reading the riddles used by Gollum to try to ensnare Bilbo in chapter five of Tolkien's The Hobbit and those used by Bilbo to outwit Gollum, students use their wit and cunning to author a riddle pop-up book.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines
Description: In this lesson students will learn a few basic copyright concepts such as how copyright helps a creator control any changes to his/her work.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Introduction to Biology: Organisms
Description: This lesson introduces basic biology principles and the characteristics of living organisms.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Integumentary System
Description: This lesson centers around a slideshow presentation that introduces students to an overview of human histology and provides images of each tissue type. Students are directed to a website to continue their integumentary study.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Spine Labels - What are they and why are they there?
Description: This is a first or second grade library skills unit, conducted by the librarian with help from the art, computer, and homeroom teachers. Students will create: their own book cover and title page containing title, author & slideshow template; and one part of a class web page. It is possible to use only certain parts of this unit as a stand-alone lesson for use in the library, however, standards addressed assume completion of entire unit.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Communicating in a Technological World
Description: Through utilizing the Internet to discover technological advances in the 20th century and interviewing relatives and friends who experienced these changes in communication, students will discover firsthand how technology has changed communication.
Subject: Science (3)
Title: Water Cycle Model
Description: This hands-on model of the water cycle is a great culminating activity for a study of the movement of water through the environment. Completed in small groups or as a class project, it involves connecting three bottles to demonstrate the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Mathematics (2 - 3)
Title: Double Your Flavor
Description: As students begin memorizing the multiplication math facts, they will need many ways to visualize and practice the multiplication concepts. In this lesson they will begin practice with arrays, skip counting, and moving manipulatives for the 0,1,2,3,and 4 times tables.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Character Education - "Respect"
Description: This lesson will be implemented as part of a character education unit on integrity. Students will apply research skills, open-ended discussions, and cooperative learning experiences to investigate the meaning of "respect." Practicing good manners means showing respect for yourself, for others, for property, and for the world at large. Many of these basic courtesies are automatically included when the “Golden Rule” (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you) is the rule of thumb. Giving respect to others and having respect for oneself is an integral part of developing good character.
Subject: Science (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Introduction to the Universe
Description: Students use descriptive words to create imagery of the many varieties of objects found in our universe.
Subject: Physical Education (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Big Top Jugglers
Description: A circus theme brings excitement to children. Juggling is a challenging task that demands practice and repetition to learn. Students will develop a better understanding of the background and history of the circus as well as improve hand-eye coordination skills by juggling.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Regions of the United States
Description: This lesson provides a variety of activities for the student to become aware of the regions in our country. They will learn the geography and natural resources and how these influence the way of life of the people living in a region.
Subject: Science (4 - 5), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The History of Space Exploration
Description: In this lesson students develop a time line of important events in relation to space exploration.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Safety Precautions for Cosmetology
Description: Students will work together to make a list of safety precautions and then individually each student will create a poster depicting one or more of the safety precautions.
Subject: Social Studies (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fifty States Project
Description: Students will follow simple research steps in the school media center and on the Internet to complete a poster on an assigned state by identifying the state's symbols and agricultural products.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Interpreting Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Description: After a study of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, students working in small groups conduct research and create a slideshow presentation that emphasizes key aspects of the play and/or new ideas generated by the play.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Science (9 - 12)
Title: New Town Health Club Website
Description: As part of an ongoing, year-long project designing a health club, students in Human Anatomy and Physiology class will design a website for the health club. The site should contain linked pages that will show the information gathered and decisions made on various associated projects throughout the year.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Where Am I in Cyberspace?
Description: This activity allows students to utilize critical thinking skills and Internet research to develop a technology timeline. The timeline will assist students in developing a word processed sample list of items for a time capsule, which can be presented in a class slideshow.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Identifying Sequence of Events Using Dr. Seuss' Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Description: After listening to a reading of Dr. Seuss' Bartholomew and the Oobleck, students use graphic organizers and comic strips to practice sequencing. In a fun activity, small groups follow directions to make oobleck.
Subject: Arts Education (3), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What's Your Style?
Description: Through collaboration with the art teacher and library media specialist, students will use various electronic information sources to research an artist and discover the style of the artist through examination of the artist's work. Students will create their own miniatures in the style of their artist. A poster will be used to present their research information and miniatures. The art teacher will provide instruction concerning the basic concepts of presentation using a poster.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Endangered Species - What am I Going to Do to Save Them?
Description: This is a biology or environmental science lesson that incorporates technology. This project-based plan is designed to be used as students study the factors that affect the dynamic equilibrium of populations and ecosystems. This lesson would be useful in remediation for Standard VI of the AHSGE.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Alaska: The People and the Land
Description: Students will read the short story about Alaskan Native heritage, "Otoonah," as retold by Robert David San Souci. From the reading and interpretation of this native American story, students will study the indigenous people of Alaska and their association with the Alaskan environment.
Subject: Science (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Observation of Yeast Growth
Description: In this lesson students will observe the growth of yeast cells, which is evidence that yeasts are converting food to energy and are living organisms.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Diving Into the Dewey Decimal System
Description: This lesson reinforces an introduction to the Dewey Decimal System to grades 3-5 with a game. Small competing groups locate books on the shelves. Groups are given a time limit to locate as many books from a numbered card stack as possible by "diving into the bookshelves."
Subject: Arts Education (6), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: What's in Your Secret Garden?
Description: After reading F.H. Burnett's The Secret Garden, students create their own secret gardens and design a slideshow presentation of their gardens to share with the class.
Subject: Health Education (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Other Side of Sugar
Description: This lesson will identify the various types and quantities of sugars found in foods and how they affect our body. Students will discover the link between these foods and the disease called “diabetes.” The different types of diabetes will be discussed, along with preventative measures and medical requirements. Students will work in groups to research and prepare presentations in the form of slideshows, newsletters, display boards, or written reports for at least three of the content questions. Each group will respond to a different set of content questions in order to address all aspects of the unit. The culminating activity will be for each student to individually interview a person who has diabetes and capture their comments about the disease, how it affects them emotionally and physically, and how it has affected their families.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6)
Title: Our African American Heroes
Description: Students will create a short digital slideshow presentation and brochure on a famous black American.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (3 - 12), Technology Education (3 - 12)
Title: Spanish Travel Brochures
Description: Students will incorporate information from Internet research in creating original travel brochures for Spanish speaking countries using word processing or publishing software. Students could alternatively create wikis or podcasts.
Subject: Arts Education (K - 1), English Language Arts (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Easter Egg Eggstravaganza
Description: Computer and language arts skills will be introduced, reinforced and enriched through Easter activities related to the book The Golden Egg by A.J. Wood.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Social Studies (4)
Title: Alabama Brochure
Description: In this lesson students will learn about the state in which they live by using child-friendly Web sites to collect facts and pictures about Alabama.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: World War II: The Home Front
Description: World War II opened a new chapter in the lives of Americans. It was a time of social change and a marked increase in patriotism. In this lesson, students will explore how World War II affected civilians at home.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (7)
Title: Thinking Hobbit
Description: This is an introductory lesson designed to stimulate student interest in reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The lesson familiarizes students with the physical traits and social codes used to guide hobbit behavior, and then looks at the Plus, Minus, and Interesting ideas (PMI), as well as the influencing factors, that might shape a hobbit's thoughts when faced with the prospect of going on an adventure.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Chemical Reaction in a Bag
Description: Students will use scientific methods in creating and observing a chemical reaction.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: An Author Study: Christopher Paul Curtis and his novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Description: This five-day lesson will introduce the students to the author of the novel as the beginning of a unit. The students will conduct research to obtain biographical information about the author and read/analyze summaries and critiques of the author's writing. Finally, the students will create brochures or flyers to highlight the author as a guest at a mock author's conference.
Subject: Science (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Sonar Mapping of the Ocean Floor
Description: Mapping the ocean floor must be done by indirect observation. One method involves bouncing a sonar signal off of the ocean floor and measuring the length of time this signal takes to return. This length can be translated into distance: Distance=Speed of Sound X Time/2. In this lab, students will be making indirect observations using a wooden rod as the "sonar signal."
Subject: Mathematics (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Counting Zero to Five
Description: Students will be introduced in this lesson to the numerals zero through five. Students will associate the numeral with the correct number of objects. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the quantities zero through five showing "How many?" by counting their fingers or using a closed fist for zero.
Subject: English Language Arts (10 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Illustrating Imagery in Poetry
Description: Students will select a favorite poem from a class poetry unit, from Poem Finder, included in the Alabama Virtual Library, or from other online sources or poetry collections in the school library, and create a collage or digitally-produced illustration of the poem's imagery.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Calling All Books!
Description: High school students learn the basic outline of the Library of Congress Classification system that is used in larger college and public libraries. The class will place a collection of books into the correct classifications. An introductory lesson on the 21 main classifications and sub-categories and an online tutorial will prepare the students to catalog and shelve the books.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Gossip to Learn: A Juicy Approach to Research
Description: Though teachers might use this student-centered, technology-based, one or two-day research project to introduce any author, English 12 teachers may wish to use the lesson to jump-start a unit on British literature from the Romantic period. The Shelleys, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Lord Byron, for example, lived lives chockful of enough tantalizing secrets to keep their peers whispering over the fence forever. Generate interest in Romantic poetry and fiction as students use technology to delve into the oh-so-interesting lives of assigned authors.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: "What Happened Next?"--Sequencing With The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Description: This lesson provides an opportunity for students to learn and practice the skill of sequencing. Students also improve in comprehension skills, previewing and predicting skills, and drawing conclusions.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Mathematics (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Dream Vacation
Description: This unit teaches students to plan a trip with an itinerary, remain within a budget, and work cooperatively. It is a technology-based project that combines a study of mathematics, economics, geography, and social studies.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), Mathematics (1)
Title: Identifying Solid Figures
Description: This is a hands-on activity in which students identify and learn the characteristics of solid figures. Figures studied are squares (cubes), rectangles (rectangular prisms), circles (cylinders, cones and spheres), ovals, and triangles (cones). Candy is used to represent the shapes in the activity.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Animal Adaptations
Description: Students use technology tools to research and produce a multimedia product on animals and their habitats. This a collaborative project involving the library media specialist, classroom teacher, and special education teacher.
Subject: Mathematics (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Investigating Integers
Description: Students will create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate their understanding of integers. Within this presentation they will include information on how to compare and order integers and how to add and subtract integers by writing about situations where they may encounter integers. Additionally, they will create a word problem with a solution that reflects their understanding of adding or subtracting negative and positive integers.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: You Mean ANYTHING To The Zero Power Is One?
Description: This lesson is a technology-based project to reinforce concepts related to the Exponential Function. It can be used in conjunction with any textbook practice set. Construction of computer models of several Exponential Functions will promote meaningful learning rather than memorization.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Better Living Through Science
Description: This lesson involves research on scientists whose accomplishments have impacted areas of nutrition, sanitation, or health care. Students will research an area of their choice, record information on a graphic organizer, and use the information to write a five-paragraph narrative essay to present to the class.
Subject: Science (4), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Creature Comforts
Description: What do living things need to survive? In this unit, students explore different habitats and the adaptations made by living things to survive. Students will create a website matching an animal’s adaptations to its environment. Then, they will contribute a slide to a multimedia presentation of imaginary creatures and their adaptations to a habitat.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Weapons of World War I
Description: The students will use the Internet and the school's media center to discover the weapons of World War I. They will compare and contrast the weapons used during that time period with the weapons that are used in warfare today. At the conclusion of the lesson, the students will create a digital slideshow with the history, uses, and changes in old and new military technology.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 5), Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Now You See Me...Now You Don't!
Description: An animal’s physical characteristics, such as its body color, may give it a better chance of survival. For example, the body colors of many animals blend with their background. In this investigation, students will see that body color may help some animals survive by making them nearly invisible to predators. This lesson is designed to introduce students to the concept of camouflage as an animal adaptation.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 12)
Title: The 7 Essentials of Tone Production
Description: This is an ongoing lesson for Middle Level bands. The 7 concepts that are taught affect every aspect of a young instrumentalist's performance. The lesson uses teacher/peer modeling and recordings of professional musicians and service bands to demonstrate the desired tonal qualities.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Safety in the Science Lab
Description: Students, working in groups, write and produce a video on laboratory safety. This can be done as an interdiciplinary activity with the English and/or drama departments.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Planning a Family Vacation
Description: Students will use the Internet to explore different vacation opportunities for the family. Using a given set of criteria, students will compile data in a table, then use the data to create a tri-fold brochure and a slideshow presentation.
Subject: Health Education (9 - 12), Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technical Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Diseases and Medical Conditions
Description: This is a technology-based research project designed to gather information about a given disease or medical condition and to present that information to a class by using a slideshow presentation. This health class lesson will address Career Technical skills through development of slideshow slides with transitions, animations, and timing features. It will also utilize a variety of input devices such as a digital camera, scanner, CD-ROM, and the Internet.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (3)
Title: The Native Americans and Their Environment
Description: The students will research Native American groups and relate how the environment affected their lifestyles and cultures. The students will create a slideshow presentation depicting this relationship. The students will compare Native American groups in order to observe the differences in their lifestyles and cultures.
Subject: Science (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: It's a Small, Small World
Description: As an introduction to the study of diversity of life, science students
will use hands-on inquiry experiments to discover the microscopic world through a microscope.
Students will use computers to create a brochure or slideshow
presentation to show the three kinds of protists.
Students will learn the importance of all life in our biosphere.
Subject: Physical Education (7 - 8)
Title: Introduction to Archery - "Early Participation, Early Success"
Description: According to the National Archery Association Manual, the most important part of safety/orientation is " Early Participation, Early Success." Students will be taught archery rande rules and procedures. Students will also learn the whistle system associated with this archery program.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Library of Congress Classification System
Description: Students will be introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System by viewing two online tutorials. The students will make flash cards in order to study the main classes of the Library of Congress Classification System. The students will practice sequencing call numbers in the order in which they are arranged on the shelf. Students will refer to the call number to locate a specific book in a university library.
Subject: Science (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Atoms and Models of Atoms
Description: This lesson introduces students to scientific models. The students will learn how models of the atom have changed as new evidence is gathered. The students will also learn about the current model of the atom. Each student will make a model of an atom of a different element.
Subject: English Language Arts (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Memory Preservation--One Relative at a Time
Description: After organizing and conducting an interview of a grandparent/senior citizen, students create a slideshow presentation using the information and memorabilia collected at the interview.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Narrative Writing: The Autobiographical Incident
Description: After organizing their thoughts using a graphic organizer, students write a narrative essay which relates an autobiographical incident. Students present their essays in a slideshow which allows their classmates to practice predicting an outcome as they guess the ending of the narrative. Some of the essays will be included in a class newsletter created by the students.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Examining the Lives of Black Alabamians: Do You Have What It Takes to Make a Difference?
Description: Students compare and contrast their lives and character traits with those of famous black Alabamians. Students use technology to conduct research and write an expository essay.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (10 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Preparing to Write the Research Paper: An Information Location Mini-lesson
Description: This lesson introduces students to research materials in the library and electronic materials available through the Alabama Virtual Library(AVL). The instruction emphasizes "how-to-use" multi-volume encyclopedias, multi-volume reference sets, books, and various electronic databases. Instruction includes where to locate bibliographic information within these various materials for a research paper and how to cite bibliographic information.
Subject: Mathematics (K - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Animal Cracker Sorting
Description: In this lesson students will be given the opportunity to practice using mathematical vocabulary to describe a set of data. Following data collection students will also create a graph using the computer.
Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Reading Buddies
Description: Students will increase reading and writing proficiency and heighten interest in reading through this Reading Buddy program. During this two-week unit each middle school student will use technology tools to create an original holiday theme book and present it to an elementary student in the community. The student will also read aloud a library book and develop a hands-on activity to coincide with the theme.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: From Here to Technology
Description: Students will create a slide on an assigned topic that will become part of a class presentation. The class presentation will trace the evolution of the computer, identify the pioneers of technology, investigate the impact technology has had on the workplace and society, and examine how technology has influenced the course of history in geneeral. This project is a semester long assignment with required progress due each six weeks. Computer lab time will need to be made available either during or after school throughout the semester.
Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (9 - 12), Health Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: What’s in the Can?
Description: This lesson is designed to teach students to read labels and to become more aware of the nutritional values found in different kinds of foods. According to the FDA guidelines, Americans should limit the amount of sodium, sugar, and saturated fat, and increase the amount of fiber in their diets. Students will be given the opportunity to evaluate different foods and become more aware of what foods contain carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, and minerals as well as which ones are high in salt, sugar and fiber.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Are You Picking Up What I'm Putting Down?
Description: How are magnetism and electricity related? Students will explore the relationship between magnetism and electricity, learn how to construct an electromagnet, and discover everyday uses of electromagnets. Students will create a multimedia presentation in which they will demonstrate their knowledge of electromagnetism.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: New Town Health Club
Description: Over the course of the year, the students in Human Anatomy and Physiology will design a health club. As part of this year-long project, the students will develop a brochure or print advertisement for the health club. This project will give real-world experience to the student in the use of various forms of technology as well as a connection between actual situations and class content.
Subject: Science (4), Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Explosive Fun with Volcanoes
Description: In this lesson the students will work in groups to make their own volcanoes and learn the different aspects of a volcano.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: Career Exploration for the Middle School Student
Description: This is a technology-based career guidance project during which students select a career to research on the Internet. Students will create slideshow presentations of information on selected careers and present the slideshows to the class.
Subject: Social Studies (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: The Fourteenth Century
Description: Students will study the upheaval and uncertainty of living during the 14th century. They will read about the Hundred Years War, the plague, and the schism within the Catholic church.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Working With Vocabulary
Description: This lesson focuses on enhancing students' vocabulary usage and spelling which, in turn, benefits reading.
This lesson also includes keyboarding practice and computer usage.
Subject: English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Alone: Research for Survival
Description: This role-playing lesson enhances students' creativity and develops critical thinking skills. Small groups of students conduct Internet research on the skills necessary to survive when marooned on a Pacific island. Groups present their findings to the class.
Subject: English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: "The Turkey Shot Out of the Oven" -- A Lesson on Verbs
Description: Using the poem "The Turkey Shot Out of the Oven" written by Jack Prelutsky, students will explore verbs, synonyms, and poetry.
Subject: Mathematics (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Delicious Fractions
Description: This lesson will be implemented during a study of fractions. Manipulatives and the Internet will be used to explore fractions.
Subject: English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Career Capers
Description: This lesson will focus on career/job information. This interdisciplinary lesson integrates reading, writing, interview and research skills. Students will research careers through print and on-line sources, conduct interviews, and present their findings in a written/oral report.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Exploring the Accomplishments of African American Scientists
Description: This lesson is designed to allow students to explore the accomplishments of African American scientists through print and non-print media, as well as personal interviews. Students will work in pairs or small groups to create a slideshow presentation illustrating the topic.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 12), English Language Arts (7)
Title: A Guided Tour of Paris
Description: Students will play the role of a Paris tour guide. Traveling on the Paris Metro System, students will guide tourists through the city to point out the location and important facts of major historical landmarks.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: The Diary of Anne Frank: How Would I Survive?
Description: After reading the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, student groups examine the coping strategies of the people in the Secret Annex. Then, each student develops a personal survival plan to be included in a group slideshow presentation which addresses this question: How would I survive if I experienced the same stressful situation? Additionally, the students discuss current world situations that necessitate coping strategies.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (8)
Title: What about Steinbeck's The Pearl?
Description: In this three week unit on the novel The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, students examine and discuss the characteristics of a novel, compare and contrast the novel to folk tales and short stories, write chapter summaries and essays, and conduct Internet research to prepare slideshow presentations on related topics, including both those reflecting cultural differences of the novel's characters and those issues involving the economic principle of supply and demand.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Habitats
Description: What is a habitat? In this lesson, students will identify that a habitat has four elements, food, water, shelter, and space. Students will identify their own habitat and create a brochure describing the habitat in terms of food, water, shelter, and space. They will work in cooperative groups to create a multimedia presentation describing the food, water, shelter, and space needs of one animal.
Subject: English Language Arts (10 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Sharing Summer Reading Through Literature Circles
Description: This lesson allows students to discuss the assigned summer reading in literature circles with respect to plot, character, and theme. Students work in groups of three to four to produce a slideshow presentation of one of the novels read. Each group shares its presentation with the class.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6)
Title: Who Wrote That? -- Reporting on Books by the Same Author
Description: Students will read two chapter books by the same author, compare/contrast the books using graphic organizers, research biographical information on the author, and create a slideshow presentation and/or a brochure about the books and authors to share with the class.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: All About Us: Writing and Presenting Poetry
Description: In this lesson students write a poem about their class and classmates. Students then transfer their poems to individual presentation slides which are combined with their classmates' slides to create a class slideshow presentation. This presentation can be printed to create a class ABC book.
Subject: Health Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Bones: Framework of the Body
Description: In this lesson students will do a hands-on study of the bones using a laboratory skeleton and use media center and online resources to enhance their knowledge of the bones of the body and diseases and injuries to the skeletal system. The students will present information gained from research in a slideshow presentation as well as a newsletter.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Landforms Acrostic Poetry
Description: Students will write acrostic poems using scientific information about various landforms. These poems will reinforce concepts learned in science.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Parts of a Friendly Letter
Description: The teacher will use charts, worksheets, and websites to orient students about the five parts of a friendly letter.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: "Dear Santa, It's Me!"
Description: In this lesson students will become familiar with a digital camera and will increase word processing and keyboarding skills by writing a friendly letter to Santa.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9)
Title: Researching Dolphins as Endangered Mammals
Description: In this interdisciplinary lesson, students work in groups of 3-4 to use the Internet for research. Students create reports and slideshow presentations (optional) defining dolphins as mammals and as an endangered species. Students will also propose ways to prevent extinction.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover: Biography Presentations
Description: With this extensive hands-on, interdisciplinary, technology-based multimedia project, students will compile data about a famous or notable person using media center resources and the Internet. Students will also participate in an interview scenario.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (7 - 8)
Title: Using Graphic Organizers to Develop a Character Analysis
Description: This hands-on, technology-based lesson enables students of all ability levels to organize the traits of main characters and to develop a character analysis. Students choose two main characters from myths, legends, or fables to create both a slideshow presentation and a newsletter demonstrating their conclusions.
Subject: English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Taking the Mystery out of Writing a Mystery
Description: This mystery-writing lesson focuses on the structure of a short story and the elements of a mystery in particular. Students complete the entire writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Students demonstrate the ability to write in a different voice for a different audience by rewriting their own mystery stories as a news article. Students then work together to create a newsletter about all the students' mysteries.
Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Welcome to the World of Verbs
Description: In this comprehensive study of the verb, students participate in play-acting, creative writing, word processing, and pencil-paper activities. A teacher-made slideshow presentation with student friendly Web links introduces the lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (9)
Title: The Most Dangerous Murder Trial
Description: This lesson is designed to help students with reading comprehension skills. Students will make inferences and apply listening skills as they role-play a trial of the main character.
Subject: Arts Education (6), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: In Search of Rhyme and Reason
Description: Students in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade language arts class will read The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Discussions and activities will focus on idioms as they are used in the English language.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (8)
Title: Heroes in Greek Mythology
Description: This lesson examines the characteristics of Greek heroes and leads students to recognize references to Greek mythological heroes found in literature and culture today. Students will present analyses of heroes by defending their favorites in a slideshow presentation nominating them for selection to a Heroes' Hall of Fame.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Big Dropper – The Life Cycle of a Raindrop
Description: Students will research the Internet, Alabama Virtual Library, online and printed encyclopedias, and other reference material to gather information on the water cycle. Students will then use the gathered data to create a slideshow presentation and a newsletter demonstrating their understanding of the water cycle.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Elapsed Time
Description: Students will discover and practice finding elapsed time using student clocks.
Subject: Mathematics (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Math in the Outdoors: A Geometric Scavenger Hunt
Description: Math activities taught outdoors enable students to learn important math skills as they explore their natural environment. This lesson will allow students to associate math experiences directly with life situations.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: Identifying the Elements of Plot in a Short Story
Description: Students become motivated readers as they read, comprehend, and interpret a short story. Students present plot diagrams in slideshows and additional information about the author in a brochure.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: United States Virtual Tour Guide
Description: Groups/pairs of students will create a short digital slide presentation and travel brochure on one of the 50 U.S. states. They will do research in encyclopedias/atlases and on the Internet to include information on geography, official state information (state bird, flower, song, etc.), and a travel destination within that state. Presentations can be combined to create one slideshow covering all 50 states.
Subject: English Language Arts (7)
Title: Using Fairy Tales to Teach the Elements of a Short Story
Description: Familiar fairy tales are used as guides to help students analyze the elements of the short story: plot, theme, setting, point of view, and character.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Scrapbook Book Report
Description: After reading independently a novel or biography, students in this creative writing activity demonstrate their understanding of characterization and point of view by creating the main character's personal scrapbook.
Subject: Mathematics (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Abundant Area
Description: This is an inquiry and technology-based lesson that allows students to discover the relationship between perimeter and area. Students apply problem-solving strategies to solve the real-life problem posed in this lesson. This lesson may easily be divided into sections and completed over several days if needed.
Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Digital Autobiography
Description: In this lesson, students will create original poetry and prose and will assemble a written autobiographical booklet in a middle school language arts class. After all poetry and prose are written, students will create a digital slideshow to give a multimedia dimension to one or more of the selections.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Alabama the Beautiful
Description: This hands–on unit combines social studies, map skills, writing, and technology. Researching famous Alabamians and exploring the state's landmarks help students develop an appreciation for their state.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Researching the Oceans of the Earth
Description: This unit is a result of collaboration between the librarian and the 5th grade Science teacher. The Ocean Unit developed by the librarian is hands-on research in various areas of the library utilizing print, software and Internet access. During research students will collect information to complete a folder, brochure, PowerPoint presentation and a webpage.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Clay Animation
Description: This is a hands-on, technology-based project to incorporate creative writing and technology in the classroom. Clay Animation is one way of presenting a story in a nonverbal way.
Subject: Science (8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Newton's Laws of Motion
Description: Students use toy cars, a CBR sonic motion detector, and pennies to investigate Newton's Laws of Motion.
Subject: Arts Education (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Red Plus Blue Makes Something New!
Description: Primary and secondary colors are important concepts for young children to master. This lesson explores this concept using a variety of technology.
Subject: Science (K - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Wanted Dead or Alive!
Description: In this lesson students will identify the characteristics of living and nonliving things.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Description: This lesson will focus on how bills become laws. This interdisciplinary lesson combines social studies, language arts and reading skills and concepts. Students will research the topic through the Internet and other digital resources and then present information gathered orally and visually.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Parabola
Description: This lesson is a technology-based project to reinforce previously taught concepts related to the quadratic equation. It can be used in conjunction with any textbook practice set. Through technology students expand their existing knowledge base related to the solutions of a quadratic equation, the upward or downward position, the vertex, and the width between paths. As students discover the relationship between the solutions and the x-intercepts, prior knowledge about the quadractic formula is connected to the graph of the equation--making the quadratic formula more than a "recipe."
Subject: Mathematics (3)
Title: Budgeting for the Oregon Trail
Description: As a part of the online collaborative unit, Westward Ho!, students will work in cooperative groups of 4-5 students to decide what items they need to take on the Oregon Trail, determine the cost of the items, and complete a ledger to inventory (keep up with) items used on the trail. Information will then be used as part of a multimedia slideshow journal describing the journey.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Spreadsheets 101
Description: This lesson introduces students to the function and use of spreadsheets. It includes a Power Point presentation (to be used by the teacher) as well as beginning student assignments.
Subject: Science (3)
Title: Closing the Loop on Recycling
Description: We buy goods that can be recycled. We recycle. We buy goods made from recyables. This closes the recycling loop. This lesson investigates all of the steps in the process.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Beaver Mountain Bike Tours Presentation
Description: Students will create, design and give a multimedia presentation about Beaver Mountain Bike Tours to pursuade travel agents to use their service. Presentations will include digital photography, Excel graphs, Word tables, and organizational graphs in PowerPoint. This is a business simulation that students will complete after finishing all major sections in the Microsoft Office Suite and is a culmulation of all of the skills learned previously. The total business simulation was created by Carl Lyman.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Parts of a Computer
Description: In this lesson students will identify the basic parts of a computer and the functions of each component. Students will create a model of a computer.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Technology and You
Description: In this lesson students will use the Internet to find examples of how technology has impacted human lives. They will then determine of what value these are to their own lives.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Taking Care of Classroom Computers
Description: This lesson will orient students as to the proper procedures for use of computers, equimment, and media. Students will be given a list of procedures to follow and the teacher will demonstrate the proper procedures.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: It's Not Just a Job
Description: Students will use various electronic information sources to research and create a multimedia presentation on a career and a well-known person engaged in that career field. They will be expected to use CD-ROM and Internet sources and create a bibliography.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Classifying Plants Using Technology
Description: This lesson teaches students to use taxonomic groupings to classify plants found on the school grounds. Students will be photographing, analyzing, and comparing species.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: AUP! Is it for ME?
Description: A district/school Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) will be the main instrument used in this lesson. Students will interpret and make inferences about their school/district AUP. AUP contracts encourage responsible behavior by students and staff and give administrators enforceable rules for acceptable use of school computers and network services.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: One-Page Academic Reports (MLA Style)
Description: Students will use word processing software to format a one-page academic report. This report style (MLA) can be used in any subject. The lesson may be extended to include multiple pages, citations, and a works cited page.
Subject: English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Independent Research Project
Description: Students will use the Internet to gather key facts using a variety of online resources.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Employability Skills
Description: Students will understand how employability skills enhance their employment opportunities and job satisfaction. They will demonstrate key employability skills and will maintain and upgrade skills as needed.
Subject: Science (1 - 2), English Language Arts (1 - 2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Beginner's AVL (Alabama Virtual Library)
Description: Students will research the red fox using an online encyclopedia from the Alabama Virtual Library web site and answer questions provided by the teacher. This is a good lesson for students' first experience in using the AVL.
Subject: Arts Education (4 - 8), Technology Education (3 - 8)
Title: The "T" in Art is for Thinking
Description: This lesson provides fourth through eighth grade gifted and talented students with a research-based project, and can also be used with art and language arts students from sixth through ninth grade. Students will design and create a slideshow presentation as a vehicle for analyzing a painting. Using the art criticism process, students will describe and analyze the art elements and principles of design and provide an interpretation of a painting of their choice. Biographical information about the artist and contextual knowledge concerning the art period/movement and the associated historical times may be included.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Experiencing Newton's Laws of Motion
Description: This lesson will approach the study of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion using McGraw-Hill Science textbook Unit F. The students will be given an overview of the laws and vocabulary words to study. After introducing and explaining the concept of the laws, the students will be divided into three groups and provided a syllabus for producing a multimedia presentation of one of the laws. The lesson will culminate with the presentation by the students and an activity time in which the laws will be explored with games and activities.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: The Grouchy Ladybug
Description: The students will thoughtfully listen to a story read aloud and comprehend the sequence of events. This lesson will culminate units completed in science and math and will incorporate literature, science, and math.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Reading Partners
Description: Students will read a story from their readers in pairs, alternating paragraphs.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Service Learning Project
Description: Students will design and implement a service project to be done as a class in a familiar community (neighborhood or school).
Subject: Science (7 - 12), Mathematics (7), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: How Big Can a Bee Be?
Description: Students will study the relationship between surface area and volume. Math, science, and technology components are included.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: National Park Road Trip
Description: This lesson allows students to use computer skills they have learned to do a research project on national parks. The students will research a park, plan a trip to a park, keep a "journal" of the trip, document their sources using MLA style, and then make a presentation to the class.
Subject: Social Studies (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Forming Unions
Description: This activity uses technology to generate interest in the study of labor unions. Students will use the Internet for research and conclude with a presentation about union leaders or labor organizations.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Creating a Payroll Spreadsheet
Description: Spreadsheet software allows you to calculate numbers arranged in rows and columns for specific financial tasks. This activity allows students to create an "Employee Work/Pay Schedule" spreadsheet to reinforce spreadsheet skills. Students will practice spreadsheet skills by entering data, creating formulas, and using formatting commands.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Ballistic Statistics!
Description: Students will collect examples of various statistical instruments and form an electronic scrapbook. These materials will be gathered from electronic sources in addition to periodicals and other print resources.
Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (7 - 9), Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: How to Set the Table Correctly
Description: The Family and Consumer Science (FACS) portion of this lesson provides opportunities for students to utilize acceptable guidelines for table setting. A basic computer research component familiarizes students with fundamental processes of online investigation. Students will then work in groups to create slideshow presentations to teach other students how to correctly set a table.
Subject: Mathematics (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Hundred Blocks Board
Description: In this lesson students will practice adding, subtracting, and multiplying without regrouping using a hundred blocks board. Students will be given opportunities to identify and discuss different patterns that they discover and relate number patterns to visual patterns.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: There's Power in Position
Description: In order to be able to succeed in the world of work, students must learn the importance of getting along with others in the workplace. The FFA organization provides many opportunities for students to develop this skill. This lesson will give students an opportunity to work with others to accomplish a task.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Who Am I? "Picture Perfect Portfolio"
Description: In this lesson students will take a look at their skills and abilities and assess job readiness thus far in their training. The project will consist of the students' collection of work that illustrates and/or portrays their skills, abilities, and ambitions. It will contain a letter of introduction, work samples, samples of products and projects, and their proficiency components. It will also include job-seeking information such as a job application, cover letter, resume, and letter of recommendation.
This will be done in a notebook or possibly a scrapbook format, depending on the individual instructor's wishes.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Now That I Have The Job - What's Next?
Description: Once employed, students need to be aware of personnel issues that will affect their employment. This unit will provide insight into these issues.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Career Research Project
Description: In this lesson students will complete an interest survey. From the results of the survey they will choose one career field, research it, and present their findings to the class.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: My Business or Yours?
Description: When students are considering starting a business, they need to understand all the factors involved. This unit will help them to make wise decisions in business planning.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: How To Get the Job
Description: This activity exposes students to skills necessary to apply for and obtain employment. Students identify job openings, then select and apply for a job, including developing a cover letter, resume, job application form, and mock interview.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Safety Is No Accident
Description: Students will work in teams to devise a safety checklist, complete a safety survey, and devise forms for reporting accidents. They will create, read, and interpret a bar graph from given information, research causes and prevention of accidents, list findings, and explain the importance of ergonomics in a given department/working area.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Your Dream Job is Waiting For You
Description: Students will investigate and prepare a computer-generated promotional brochure on a career of choice. The brochure will include the education and skills needed to be successful in that career. It will also include a job description, postsecondary institutions to attend, salary scale and future job outlook. Students will interview two individuals in the chosen career regarding the positive and negative aspects of the career and include responses as testimonials in the brochure.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Looking Backward --- Moving Forward
Description: This lesson is an exploration of a chosen career. A guest speaker will answer questions from the worker interview form or students will visit someone in a chosen occupation area and conduct the interview. Students will research their chosen careers through use of Internet, books, magazines, videos, etc., and write a summary of the information, predicting what lies ahead for them and explaining how and where they plan to be ten years from now in this career field, using a timeline. Oral presentations will be the culminating activity of this lesson.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Am I The One For The Job???????
Description: In order to be successful in obtaining employment, students need to be introduced to the job-seeking process.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Use It or Lose It --- Time is Money
Description: After reading a story about the importance of time, the students will make a chart reflecting how they used their time for a one -week period. Next they will analyze how they used their time and decide how to make better use of it. For the final activity the students will read about a business that was experiencing poor time management by employees on the job and calculate what it cost the business.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: It Is in the Blood
Description: Students will research blood borne pathogens and OSHA recommendations for Universal Precautions. They will develop a safety sign (8.5 x 11) to be used in the workplace to remind employees of the need for universal precautions. Invited guests can be used to judge the signs. Signs can also be offered to local health care facilities for display.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Technology and Health Care - A Healthy Partnership
Description: Students will work in teams to research and identify 5 achievements and/or advancements in technology that have occurred in the past 20 years affecting health care. One achievement/advancement will be chosen from the list for further research and presentation purposes. Presentations will cover the significance of the event as it relates to the delivery of health care, and will include visual aids and a bibliography of sources.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Who is the Best Teacher?
Description: Student teams are given a scenario requiring conversions and/or other math operations used in health careers. The team will study and complete the math activities. The team will assign duties, prepare hand-outs and will teach the rest of the class how to perform the calculations and/or conversions. The winning team will show the most improvement on the post-test.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: The Bottom Line- Ethical Expectations of the Employer
Description: Students will work as a team to solve a problem involving ethical behavior in the workplace. They also will analyze a list of behaviors as to whether they are ethical or unethical. The team will present and defend its solution.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Stepping Stones to a Career: Developing an Individualized Career Plan
Description: This is a project-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the steps of designing an individual career plan. The lesson focuses on enabling students to use technology to inquire about prospective careers.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: You and the Wacky World of Business: A Lesson on the Preparation of a Business Plan
Description: This is an activity/project-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the steps of starting a business. The lesson focuses on enabling students to use technology to assist in the formation of an entrepreneurial business. This plan can be used for the second half of the course. Some educators may want to start a school-based company. This lesson can be modified according to your wants/needs.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: What's Your Problem? - A Lesson Plan for Solving On-The-Job Problems.
Description: This is a project-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the steps of problem-solving when on the job. The lesson focuses on the student's ability to use creative thinking to solve problems that may occur in a workplace setting. This is a one-week lesson plan designed for use in any Family and Consumer Science class or may be modified for other Career Technical Education classes.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Obtaining Employment
Description: In this lesson students will learn the correct procedures for finding and applying for a job.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Safety on the Job
Description: This lesson will help students understand the importance of safe work procedures, not only for themselves but others as well. This unit will explore safe and healthy work standards in the workplace.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Professional Behavior
Description: Students will learn to behave in a professional manner. They will be expected to behave professionally and ethically in class. They will be graded on their professional and ethical behavior.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Am I Safe at the Workplace?: Safety and Health Concerns in the Workplace
Description: This is an activity/project-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the steps of preventing accidents in the workplace. Learning the right way to do one's job is the primary rule for studying safety policies and procedures.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Tools For Success: A Study in Employer/Personnel Issues, Ethics, and Professional Behavior
Description: This is a project-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the steps of learning about relationships and situations encountered on the job. The lesson focuses on the ethics, teamwork, and professional behavior skills needed in any workplace setting as well as other related employer/personnel issues.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Managing Finances
Description: Students will examine personal money management, managing business finances, and preparing for new business startup. They will create a budget, compute payroll taxes, research business startup financing, and develop a business plan for an imaginary business.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Exploring Entrepreneurship
Description: In this lesson students will build a personal definition of entrepreneurship as they discuss the lives and businesses of famous entrepreneurs, listen to a local entrepreneur speak, and interview an entrepreneur in the community.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Employer/Personnel Issues
Description: The class will discuss issues relating to employer/personnel. They will work together in groups to write a guide for new employees. They will also create a classroom policy handbook.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Personal and Professional Growth
Description: Students will work together to improve their community while learning valuable life and employability skills. They will design and execute their own community service project. When the project is over, students will conduct a meeting and present their community service project to a local business or civic club.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: "FCCLA-The Community Connection" - Planning a Community Service Project
Description: This is a project-based lesson designed to guide students through the steps of planning a student organization community service project. The lesson focuses on the students' ability to apply knowledge and skills gained through participation in FCCLA [Family, Career & Community Leaders of America, a national youth organization for students in Family & Consumer Sciences Education] to community issues and /or needs. The project involves planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision-making, and interpersonal communication. This four- to five-day lesson plan is designed for use in any Family & Consumer Sciences class or can be modified for other Career Technical Education classes.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Impact of Technology
Description: Students will use the Internet to discover the impact of technology on a variety of areas.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Exploring Length and Perimeter
Description: In this lesson students manipulate and calculate the perimeter of geometric shapes on a grid through the use of a technology-based resource. Hands-on activities and class discussion reinforce the concept. This lesson can be used as a follow-up lesson or to introduce perimeter and length.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Technology - Use It or Lose It
Description: Students will explore the impact of technology as related to the field of Agriscience. This will be accomplished by the use of guest speakers, research, and hands - on activities.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Act Right or You Are Gone!!!!!
Description: Students need to understand the type of behavior that is expected by an employer. This unit covers a wide range of topics including professional behavior, workplace ethics, and problem solving skills.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: A Safe and Healthy Workplace
Description: Students will review federal and state safety regulations for workers and research safety and health regulations at different businesses. Students will use the knowledge they have gained to write safety procedures for the class and/or school.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Problem Solving at Work
Description: Students will learn the steps in problem solving. Using these steps, students will analyze three different workplace scenarios and find a solution to the problems.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Are My Math Skills Sharp Enough? -Reviewing Basic On-The-Job Math Skills
Description: This is an activity-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the basic mathematical skills needed in a workplace setting. The lesson focuses on basic skills required to use a ruler, read charts/diagrams, and perform computations involving weights and measurements.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Ready, Set, Go! - Preparing a Career/Employment Portfolio
Description: This is a project-based lesson plan designed to guide students through the steps of designing an individual career/employment portfolio. This lesson provides students with ideas, exercises, and approaches to successful employment.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Measurement Mania
Description: In this lesson students will review the English and metric measurement systems and compute how much paint and carpet would be needed to redecorate their classroom.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Entrepreneurship: Creating A New Business/Business in A Box
Description: In this lesson students will explore the steps involved in starting a new business. This will include preparing a ten-page Business Plan, building a model of the business, and presenting the business idea in a role-play situation where students ask for financing for the business.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Job Application Skills and Techniques: Job Interviewing 101
Description: In this lesson students will explore the process of successfully searching for a job. This will include the development of forms/documents which can assist the successful job-seeker. The submission of a portfolio and "mock" job interview will culminate this lesson.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: The Egg Drop
Description: The lesson will explore positive and negative team performance and behaviors.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Company Salute
Description: In this lesson students will explore employee/employer issues related to a specific job/company. Students will then design a poster presenting or “saluting” the job/company they researched and share information with the class.
Subject: Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9), Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Money Matters: Where Does It Go?
Description: In this project students will utilize math and reasoning skills to develop a personal budget. By weighing their expenses as "wants" vs. "needs," students will develop management skills and learn the importance of getting the most out of the money they earn.
Subject: Mathematics (K)
Title: Subtraction Fun!
Description: The students will be introduced to the concept of subtraction. They will use different manipulatives to practice this concept. The students will also learn to recognize the minus sign.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12)
Title: Information Location Mini-lesson:
Encyclopedia Practice for Grades 3-5
Description: This lesson introduces using the print encyclopedia for grades 3-5. Students are assigned a topic which is selected from their social studies curriculum. Small groups are sent to the reference shelf to select the correct encyclopedia volume. Students then find specific information on the topic and note bibliographic information on a grade-appropriate worksheet.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Power of the Presentation
Description: Students will research an endangered African animal using resources from the Alabama Virtual Library and other Internet sites, and then design and present a persuasive and informative digital slideshow presentation on the animal and how to prevent extinction.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 6), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Digital Slideshows: PowerPoint for the Novice
Description: Students will learn how to use presentation software to enhance learning. Student-created digital slideshow presentations can span the curriculum. Each student will prepare a presentation in one of the following curriculum areas: reading/literature, mathematics, social studies, or science. The presentations will be created in the classroom or in the technology/computer lab. Students will access the Internet, Alabama Virtual Library, and local libraries for their information.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K)
Title: Being a Good Classroom Neighbor
Description: The counselor will lead a discussion on "good neighbor" classroom behavior and the importance of perseverance in school and in life.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12)
Title: “My favorite thing to do is . . . ”
Description: The counselor, through discussion and encouraging the students to draw, will introduce the concept of individual skills and interests.
Subject: Social Studies (5)
Title: Articles of Confederation
Description: This lesson looks at the development of the constitutional government in the United States. Students use technology to explore history concepts.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (1)
Title: Coping with Rejection: Using Your Own Initiative
Description: Through play and counselor directed discussion and activities, students will recognize individual traits, activities, items, and talents that they may like that a peer may not like.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12)
Title: My Favorite Job
Description: This lesson is designed to encourage student participation in discussions of careers without consideration of gender. At this grade level students should be encouraged to express their perception of job characteristics without consideration of "man" jobs and "woman" jobs.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12)
Title: I’m "Thumbody"
Description: Through the activity of making a thumb print and drawing a picture of themselves around it, students will identify differences between themselves and others in the class.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12), Counseling and Guidance (1)
Title: Show and Tell
Description: This lesson is based on the traditional concept of "show and tell." Its purpose is to point out that each student may enjoy doing something different or playing with something different from the other students in the class.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (1)
Title: “I really want to ...“
Description: This lesson is a link between activities that students have done in the past and developing a plan to repeat the activity. It could also include a broadening of the past activity to include new aspects. It should address the actions that had to take place to allow the original activity to happen, and then include a listing of events that would have to take place to allow the activity to to be repeated.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K)
Title: Family Portrait
Description: This activity is intended to start to dispel gender stereotypes in occupations. Students will be exposed to a variety of jobs held by the parents of their classmates.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K)
Title: Circle of Friends
Description: This activity incorporates "I like me because ..." and "I like to do ..." The lesson allows students to express their individual likes without gender restriction and peer teasing.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K)
Title: People Who Wear Hats
Description: The "helping friends" and others in the community will be invited to speak to the class. Speakers should be in professions that require wearing hats as a part of the dress for the job.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (1)
Title: The Learning Tree
Description: Students will try to imagine changes in themselves over a three-year time frame. They will also list things that they expect to learn over the same time frame. The counselor will make a list of the students' stated changes.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Effective Interview Techniques
Description: The lesson will begin with a lecture on the importance of effective interview techniques. A technology-based project will be assigned for students to use the Internet to gather information and then create either a slideshow presentation, a newsletter, or a web page that reflects information and tips on presenting yourself to an prospective employer. This lesson will follow units on basic keyboarding, word processing, presentations, desktop publishing, and web page creation. This lesson is part of a unit on using technology to explore careers.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Career/Technical Cooperative Education Program (9 - 12), Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (8 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Your English Mentor: How to Write a Career Research Paper
Description: This structural design will guide students in writing a career research paper from start to finish. They will gather information; cite sources MLA style; develop a thesis statement, outline, and paragraphs; and create a research paper with references.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Factoring Fanatic
Description: This activity is designed to give students practice in "finding" the correct factors to use when attempting to factor a trinomial. The students are provided with a Tic-Tac sheet to help them discover the relationship or pattern between two numbers. Students then use their discovery to fill in a second Tic Tac sheet. At this point students have uncovered the mystery of how to locate the appropriate factors in a given trinomial. They can now factor any trinomial placed in front of them!
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4)
Title: "Hot Dog" Book Reports
Description: Students will use a Makes Sense Strategies Think-sheet to learn to identify the characters, setting, main idea and details of a book read.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4)
Title: Narrative Paragraphs
Description: Students learn to use a one-main idea Think-sheet for producing a narrative paragraph.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 6)
Title: What is the Pulgar?
Description: This is a lesson for students in grades 4-6 to learn visualization, prediction, and sequencing.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 6)
Title: Writing to determine, "What is a Pulgar?"
Description: This lesson plan is a writing follow-up to the guided reading lesson plan, "What is a Pulgar?" It utilizes a Makes Sense Strategies Think-sheet to guide the writing.
Subject: English Language Arts (6)
Title: How Silk is Made
Description: This lesson focuses on sequencing using a narrative passage and Makes Sense Guided Reading Strategies.
Subject: Science (1), Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: "Nuts" About Peanuts!! (Writing)
Description: This lesson will be implemented as part of a unit about plants. The students will describe the characteristics of a peanut and peanut butter (using their five senses) and record their observations/descriptions on a graphic organizer. Student understanding will be enhanced with the use of books, class discussions, and the Internet.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Koko’s Kitten by Dr. Francine Patterson
Description: After reading Koko’s Kitten, students will use the koko.org website to learn more about Koko the gorilla, send an email message to Koko, see Koko use sign language and learn from Koko how to sign three words.
Subject: Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: "Batty" About Bats!! (Reading)
Description: As a part of a week-long unit about bats, the students will identify the characteristics of a bat and organize the facts using Think-sheets. Student understanding will be enhanced with the use of books, poems, lectures, discussions, individual booklets, and the Internet.
Subject: English Language Arts (4)
Title: Building Word Castles
Description: In this lesson, students will explore unfamiliar words found in various picture books by Patricia Polacco. Students will discover the meanings of unfamiliar words by using a dictionary and find synonyms and antonyms with a thesarus. The main goal of this lesson is to build vocabulary.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Who is Little Red Riding Hood Anyway?
Description: This lesson compares and contrasts the traditional Litle Red Riding Hood, by the Brothers Grimm, to Little Red Cowboy Hat, by Susan Lowell.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Expository Writing: What kind of friend do you prefer?
Description: This is an expository writing activity using the Makes Sense Writing Strategies.
Subject: English Language Arts (K - 1)
Title: From an Ugly Caterpillar to a Beautiful Butterfly!
Description: This is a kindergarten reading lesson using a character analysis Think-sheet. Kindergartners will discuss characters, plot, and setting of a story.
Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 12)
Title: Out of the Night That Covers Me, by Pat Cunningham Devoto
Description: Through the novel Out of the Night That Covers Me, students will explore the impact of racial segregation, family heritage, and the historical significance of pre-civil rights Alabama. This unit of study is recommended for students in 9th - 12th grade. It can be used in English or in History classes.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Gummy Worm Writing
Description: This activity is designed to introduce descriptive writing. It can be used in grades 3-5.
Subject: English Language Arts (2)
Title: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
Description: Students will read and discuss the story, Ira Sleeps Over, by Bernard Waber and write a persuasive paragraph about the story, using a Think-sheet to guide the writing.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Did You Hear the News?
Description: After studying about the differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War and how Alabama decided to secede from the Union, students will write a newspaper article on this important decision. They will go back in time and imagine they lived in Alabama as a journalist in the year of 1861. The articles will be published in newspaper format using Microsoft Publisher and distributed.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: So You Want Your Own Business!
Description: Students will explore the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business. The Internet will be used to research marketing, product availability and consumer desire for a specific business.
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (1)
Title: "Batty" About Bats!! (Writing)
Description: As a part of a week-long unit about bats, the students will identify the characteristics of a bat and write an essay about bats. Student understanding will be enhanced through the use of books, poems, lectures, discussions, individual “flip books”, an art project, and the Internet.
Subject: Science (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Description: Students will read and discuss Janet Stevens' book, Tops & Bottoms, and use it as a stepping stone to understanding character analysis, sequence of events, and main ideas and supporting details.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: "Nuts" About Peanuts! (Reading)
Description: The lesson will be implemented as part of a unit about plants. The students will learn about the growth cycle of a peanut and use a Five-Step Sequence Think-sheet to sequence the steps. They will also make predictions and complete activities to check their predictions/draw conclusions (including math skills of graphing and comparing). Student understanding will be enhanced with the use of books, class discussions, and the Internet.
Subject: English Language Arts (4)
Title: Can you solve the problem?
Description: During this lesson, students will analyze ways in which the character(s) in stories solve problems encountered. Students will brainstorm in small groups possible solutions to realistic problems in order to enhance connections to problems found in literature. Students will then explore problems/solutions in a selection of picture books.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 4)
Title: Text-to-Self and Text-to-World Connections in Reading
Description: Students will further their reading comprehension by associating real-life events with the events of a story.
Subject: Career Technologies (9 - 10), Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9), Technical Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Career Commercials
Description: This lesson has students create "commercials" for careers by using the Internet for research and a digital slideshow as the presentation method.
Subject: English Language Arts (4)
Title: Hook those fish!
Description: Students will read chapter and picture books to discover how the author "hooked" the reader. Students will then practice using the same strategies in their own writing.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 4)
Title: Descriptive Essay
Description: Students learn to use one-main-idea think-sheets when producing
simple descriptive essays.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Persuasive Writing: You Are What You Eat
Description: Students will write a persuasive essay trying to convince their audience to eat healthy. Students will use the Makes Sense Strategies to complete the lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 6), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Capturing A Moment In Time
Description: This lesson allows the students to explore imagery poetry through the use of a digital camera. The students visualize an imagery poem then look at a painting that pays tribute to the poem. Then the students think of a moment in time important to them, take a picture that represents it, and write a poem about it.
Subject: Science (5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Imaginary Journey Through a System of the Body
Description: The students will choose one of the systems of the human body, such as circulatory, respiratory, digestive, or nervous system, and imagine that they are inside it. They will write a description of what a journey through this system of the body would be like.
Subject: English Language Arts (6)
Title: My Own Kingdom
Description: This lesson requires students to write a descriptive essay and make an illustration of their own imaginary kingdom and share with the class. This lesson can be done after reading about Leslie's and Jesse's kingdom from the book, Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson (or any other imaginative kingdom).
Subject: Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Glorious Sunflowers
Description: In this lesson students will identify, measure and graph seeds and other characteristics of sunflowers and write descriptive and narrative paragraphs about sunflowers.
Subject: Arts Education (1)
Title: Pig Art
Description: Students will explore three-dimensional art and produce an art object. The art will relate to the story of The Three Little Pigs.
Subject: English Language Arts (4 - 6), Technology Education (3 - 8)
Title: That's The Story!
Description: This is a fun lesson where the students use thinksheets and digital cameras. The students take an "interesting" picture using the digital camera. After they have printed them they are given at random another student's picture. They write a story about the picture they are given.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Famous Alabamians: Helping Me Learn How I, Too, Can Make a Difference!
Description: In this unit, students will work to create their choice of a presentation on an Alabama citizen who has made a difference in the state, as well as the nation.
Subject: Arts Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Making of an Art Scavenger Hunt: Artists and their Styles
Description: In this lesson students will become familiar with the Internet, artists, and a major art movement by creating an online art scavenger hunt for classmates to explore.
Subject: English Language Arts (5 - 6)
Title: Brothers of the Knight Problem Solving and More
Description: The lesson uses the story, Brothers of the Knight, by Debbie Allen, to launch a writing lesson based on a creative solution to the problem presented in the story.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Geometer's Sketchpad Basics - Getting Students Acquainted with Geometer's Sketchpad
Description: In this lesson students will explore Geometer's Sketchpad. They will use this computer software to discover how points, segments, midpoints, angles, polygons, etc. are related. The students will also be intrigued by their constant interaction with geometry.
Subject: Science (4)
Title: Importance of Fur for Animals
Description: This is a lesson to teach students how to read a thermometer and gain an understanding of why fur is important for some animals' survival.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8), English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: Writing with Technology
Description: This lesson provides students with the basic steps for effectively using a Dreamwriter portable keyboard/word processing device. Students will use this technology tool to draft and publish a final copy of a writing assignment.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 3), Technology Education (K - 5)
Title: Action Verbs
Description: Students will use handheld computers and the Sketchy program to illustrate action verbs.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Powerpointing to Your Career
Description: This exercise is used as the culmination of a career research project. This is a technology-based, interdisciplinary project which requires students to do Internet research and prepare a slideshow presentation. If a career is not used as a the topic of research, then the requirements can be adjusted to fit the topic of consideration.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Social Studies 3rd Grade Career Day
Description: The students will develop an understanding of specialized work and learn more about a career they choose to research. The students will use a digital camera and scanner to enhance their career notebook/portfolios. The students will use various sources to gather, interpret, and analyze information.
Subject: Mathematics (8 - 12)
Title: Swimming Pool Math
Description: Students will use a swimming pool example to practice finding perimeter and area of different rectangles.
Subject: English Language Arts (12)
Title: Exploring Heroes in Today's Society
Description: This lesson allows students to examine traditional definitions of heroes and listen to contemporary songs about heroes to decide how they define a hero in today's society. This lesson was designed to be used at the beginning of twelfth grade literature to introduce the concept of the hero in "Beowulf," but could be modified for multiple disciplines.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (K - 2)
Title: Reading and Writing about Miss Moo Goes to the Zoo by Kelly Graves
Description: This lesson provides literature-based reading and writing activities for special education and early elementary students. This lesson may also be used to illustrate the character education traits tolerance, self-respect and compassion.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), English Language Arts (K - 2)
Title: The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Description: This is a reading lesson for special education/early elementary students. This lesson helps students with their reading skills as they learn about generosity.
Subject: Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Find a Pattern Using Children's Literature
Description: Students use the problem solving strategy of "find a pattern" to predict the number of grains of rice Rani (from the book, One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi) will receive after 30 days. Students use a spreadsheet to illustrate data from the story.
Subject: Social Studies (4), Mathematics (4)
Title: Plotting Points in Alabama
Description: The students will be able to use coordinates to find locations of specific cities on a map of Alabama.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Appreciation of Literature Through Knowledge of Newbery Books - A Unit for the Librarian or Language Arts Teacher
Description: Students will select a Newbery Medal Award book to read. They will complete one of three projects to reflect understanding of the chosen book. Their projects will be presented to the class in an effort to entice other students to read the book. This is a creative way to present a booktalk.
Subject: Science (K - 2), Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (K - 2)
Title: The Four Seasons
Description: This is a reading and writing lesson for special education/early elementary about the four seasons.
Subject: Science (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Animals as Pets: Everything You Need to Know
Description: Choosing pets and caring for them appropriately is important for children. Many times children choose a pet without knowing the responsibility that is involved in pet care. In this lesson the students will work in pairs to research and present detailed information about a selected animal, including specifics about the animal and how to care for it as a pet.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Computer Comparison Project
Description: In this collaborative project students compare computer hardware and software. Handheld computers may be utilized to provide students experience in inputting data and beaming it for use in a class summary.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Sounds: What We Hear!
Description: Students will create a descriptive writing about the sounds they hear in a favorite place. This is a good follow-up to a science unit on sound.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Synonym/Antonym Bingo
Description: Students will learn to identify synonyms and antonyms by playing a bingo game.
Subject: Science (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: A Water Dilemma - Mapping Dragonfly Pond
Description: This is a hands-on, technology rich lesson involving wetlands and the effects humans and human development have on these precious ecosystems. This is a follow-up lesson to a wetlands introduction and discussion.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Picturing Parts of Speech
Description: For this lesson students use digital cameras to take pictures which illustrate various parts of speech, then insert the pictures into a digital slideshow presentation and write sentences about the pictures.
Subject: Science (2)
Title: Air is All Around You
Description: In this science lesson students will be asked the question, "Does air take up space?" and "Does air have weight?" Students will conduct experiments that prove that air has mass, takes up space, and exerts pressure.
Subject: Science (K - 1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Three Awesome Bears
Description: The lesson will be implemented during a study of bears. Books, class discussions, and the Internet will be used to learn about bears and their characteristics. Black, brown, and polar bears will be categorized according to their food and their habitat. As a culminating activity the students will use "Kidspiration" software to match bears with their habitat and food.
Subject: Health Education (9 - 12)
Title: Factors That Influence Life Activities
Description: The teacher will begin the lesson by asking the question, "What behaviors do you have that affect your lifestyle in a positive way?" Allow students to respond. Then ask, "What behaviors do you have that affect your lifestyle in a negative way?" Allow comments. Then state, " Every behavior, either positive or negative, has a direct effect on our life activities."
Subject: Science (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Fundamentally Fish
Description: The science portion of this lesson provides opportunities for students to recognize that structure and function are directly related to specific animals and to their survival. The body shape and the position and size of the mouth of a fish tell a great deal about where it lives and what it eats. A basic computer research component orients students to fundamental processes of online investigation.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (12)
Title: Introduction to Ayn Rand Using Online Resources
Description: Students will research Ayn Rand, a contemporary novelist, for biographical information and for her personal philosophy as a prelude to reading her novel, Anthem. Students will partner to gather information via online databases and will discuss findings in a group setting.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Do You Have a Babushka?
Description: This lesson will familiarize students with the author Patricia Polacco. Students will use appropriate resources to gather information about Polacco, categorize the information, and record it in a graphic organizer (concept map).
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Spreadsheets and Budgets
Description: This activity allows students to use real-world data to create a spreadsheet budget. This project is designed to be the culmination of a spreadsheet unit.
Subject: Mathematics (4 - 6)
Title: Percents
Description: This lesson provides a variety of activities for the students to experience using percents. The usage of percents is presented in the context of situations that occur in a student's daily life. A kinesthetic activity is also included to reach all learning types.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Endangered Species: What are they and how can we help them?
Description: The topic of endangered species is one that needs to be addressed with every student. As more and more plants and animals become extinct, students, as inhabitants of this ecosystem, need to be aware that human actions affect the planet. The purpose of this lesson is to educate students on endangered species and to provide them with basic knowledge of the causes of these tragic extinctions.
Subject: Science (3), Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: The Sun and the Earth
Description: The students will understand the relationship between the Earth and the sun and how this relationship affects observable phenomena on Earth, such as the seasons. The activity will help students learn about these concepts and will reinforce their understanding by having them diagram the position of the Earth in relation to the the sun during different seasons.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (6 - 7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: From Here to Narnia
Description: This lesson will provide eighth grade Language Arts students with an inquiry-based research project based on C. S. Lewis' classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The student will determine the author's purpose in writing this story. This will be accomplished by researching material using the Alabama Virtual Library and Gale Resources.
Subject: English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Peeking At Pumpkins
Description: As part of a unit about pumpkins, students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin. Student understanding will be aided by the use of the flannel board, individual booklets, and Kid Pix software.
Subject: Science (9 - 12)
Title: Energy and Work Amusement Park Style
Description: This is a lesson presenting energy and work. It covers: types of energy, forms of energy, work, law of conservation of energy, and renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. In the activities section, one will find links to Internet sites that explore concepts of energy and work. Interactive labs are also included in this lesson. The lesson can serve as a student-led or teacher-led lesson. It gives a brief statement of facts; therefore, the teacher must provide expansions, if needed. The expansions could come from the Internet sites since many of them go into more detail about the concepts. The teacher will also be expected to supply some form of assessment for the lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (11)
Title: Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird
Description: Used as a follow-up lesson after reading the novel and viewing the entire video of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, students will analyze the opening title credits which show the cigar box and its contents which Jem and Scout have found in the knothole of the tree. Students will participate in large or small group discussion, interpret the significance of the film sequence, and write a grammatically correct essay based on the discussion.
Subject: Arts Education (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Expressionism: What’s the deal with these strange colors?
Description: The students will gain a good understanding of the history of Expressionism painting and its use of color and paint application to establish an “emotional feel”. They will use this knowledge to create their own expressionistic oil painting.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (9 - 12), Career/Technical Education Curriculum Core (9)
Title: Famous Entrepreneur Scavenger Hunt
Description: This lesson will help students learn about entrepreneurs in today's society and how they got started in the world of business and became successful at it.
This lesson reinforces textbook chapters on the history of entrepreneurship and what it takes to become an entrepreneur.
Subject: Science (9 - 12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Researching Hurricanes with Technology
Description: This lesson will help students to understand the formation, power, and history of hurricanes. Students will do this using a combination of technological skills. Examples of technology used include: PowerPoint, Word, Netscape Composer, and Internet searches.
Subject: English Language Arts (12), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Using the Digital Notebook to Visualize Thematic Links and/or Character Motivation in Macbeth
Description: Students will work in groups of two or three to produce two pages of a digital scrapbook covering a thematic element from Macbeth. The pages will then be assembled into a visual review of the play’s themes and character motivations arranged by acts. Each class will produce one presentation of the scrapbook.
Subject: Science (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Weather Detectives
Description: This is an introductory lesson to a second grade weather unit. The students will be observing the weather each day for one week and recording their observations in a chart. The students will be integrating information from the Internet as well as what they learn in English by using adjectives in their descriptions. After the students have collected data for a week, in cooperative groups, they will predict the weather for the next week. The teacher will show the students guides or weather reports from past years for that particular week in order to guide them in the direction of an accurate prediction. The students will go to a technology lab to look up and record the weather from a teacher-selected web site.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: How tall is the school's flagpole?
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to help students apply math concepts concerning similar triangles and trigonometric functions to real life situations. The students learn how to take these concepts and use them to find measurements of objects that they are unable to measure in conventional ways.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Writing Thank-You Notes
Description: This lesson teaches students to write thank-you note using the writing process. Students will draft, revise, edit, and publish their thank-you notes. They will use a computer to view examples of thank-you notes and insert graphics into their own published thank-you notes.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: First Day with the Computer -
Beginning Computer Lesson for Grades 3-5
Description: This lesson is designed to give hands-on experience to students during their first week at the computer. Students will learn correct positioning at the computer desk. Students will also learn proper positioning of their hands on the keyboard. Discussion will include benefit for correct positioning with the computer.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Alabama Biographies of the 20th Century
Description: In this lesson, students will recognize and examine the lives of Alabamians who have impacted the lives of others and the history of the state with their notable contributions during the first half and last half of the twentieth century. This interdisciplinary lesson relates social studies, language arts and reading. Through this inquiry study, students will choose one of the famous Alabamians, research the person's contributions, write a short biographical summary, and as an extension, create a 3-D scan picture relating to the life and times of the individual.
Subject: Science (1), Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Yummy Apples!
Description: Students will identify, explore and graph characteristics of several different types of apples.
Subject: Mathematics (1), Science (1), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Leo Lionni’s Little Blue and Little Yellow
Description: Students will use Leo Lionni’s literature and his website to learn about the author, mix primary colors, summarize and rewrite a story, and use graphing skills to determine the classes’ favorite color.
Subject: English Language Arts (9), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Ethics in The Stock Market
Description: In this lesson students will learn about the stock market. They will look at the stock market from an accounting point of view and research a specific stock or industry.
Subject: Social Studies (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Forces That Change the Land
Description: Students will use websites and other resources to find information about the following landforms:
mountains,
canyons,
and valleys.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Looks Like Snow
Description: This lesson uses the book, The Jacket I Wear In The Snow, by Shirley Neitzel, to build writing skills as well as introduce students to the skills of alphabetizing, sequencing, and recognizing synonyms. This lesson could be used to integrate a winter weather unit into the Language Arts curriculum.
Subject: Science (K), English Language Arts (K), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Once Upon A Bear
Description: This lesson uses children's literature as a basis for a cross-curricular mini-unit on bears.
Subject: Science (3), Mathematics (3)
Title: What do Plants Need?
Description: In this lesson, students will understand that in order to grow healthy plants, soil, water, light, and air must be provided. Students will use math skills such as measurement and science process skills such as observation, comparing, and recording data.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: Touring Our School Through Two Languages
Description: This lesson will help students combine the tools of technology with language skills to communicate with non-English speaking students in the community.
Subject: Health Education (6 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Understanding Nutrition Labels
Description: In this lesson, students will use an Excel spreadsheet to determine the percentage of fat, protein and carbohydrates in a common breakfast cereal. The students will create a pie chart to represent the percentages of fat, protein and carbohydrates in the food.
Subject: Mathematics (2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Money Management
Description: This month-long experience educates students in differentiating between needs and wants, how to budget resources, and to gain an understanding of the workings of a capitalist society.
Subject: Science (1 - 2), Mathematics (1 - 2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Very Busy Spiders
Description: The students will work from a computer and a specified Webquest to complete a unit on spiders. The lessons will incorporate literature, writing, science, art, and graphing.
Subject: English Language Arts (K - 3), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Word a Day
Description: Word a Day allows students to develop a bank of sight words that are meaningful to them. Each student picks words to add to his/her individual word bank. The teacher can specify particular categories or let the student choose any word. The student then finds a picture or symbol to illustrate each word using a variety of resources.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Simple Machines Webquest
Description: This lesson is designed to allow students to explore simple machines through a Webquest with Internet resources provided for research of simple machines. Students then create a report, with pictures, in Word, and finally, invent their own simple machine for presentation.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Exploring Explorers
Description: Students will create a video in talk-show format about explorers from the 15th-17th centuries. They will utilize books, the Alabama Virtual Library, and the Internet for reference. Groups of students will answer who, what, when, where, and why questions and then use that information to write a script for the video.
Subject: Social Studies (4), English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Would you fit in with the Cherokees?
Description: By gaining knowledge of other cultures, students will gain respect and appreciation for all people. Students will also become more interested in their own culture by exploring their own beliefs and customs.
Subject: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (7 - 12)
Title: Fruits and Vegetables
Description: In this lesson, students will collaboratively explore the Internet with a guided WebQuest on "Fruits and Vegetables."
Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 10), Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Analyzing Characters in 12 Angry Men (or any other work of literature with many characters) Using PowerPoint
Description: Re-telling a story from the points of view of its various characters is a powerful way to review the events of a story, show how authors use characterization to reveal characters' personalities, and encourage students to view stories from multiple perspectives. Reginald Rose's play, 12 Angry Men, obviously has a large cast of characters, but using PowerPoint to review and analyze them offers a way for students to understand each character's personality and how it impacts the play. This idea could be easily adapted to any other play or novel with a large cast of characters.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Read All About It! Supreme Court Case Makes Headlines!
Description: This is a project to conclude the study of the Judicial Branch of our government. The students, working in pairs, will be assigned a landmark Supreme Court case to research in a computer lab setting. They will then construct a one-page newsletter on the case which will include a summary of the case, two pictures, a short biography on one of the justices on the Court at that time, and an editorial describing their reaction to the case.
Subject: English Language Arts (12)
Title: The Craft of Poetry: Understanding the Structure of the Sonnet
Description: Using a sonnnet grid, students write original Shakespearean sonnets and present them in digital slideshow format.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9 - 10)
Title: Rags to Riches or Riches to Rags?
Description: In this lesson students will apply the interest formulas to make the best investment decision for our fictional character Algebrea Calculique. The students will be provided with a story explaining the situation that Algebrea faces and the investment choices that she has. To present their findings and conclusion, the students will write an expository essay. This lesson integrates mathematics into the writing process.
Subject: Mathematics (9 - 12)
Title: Geometrica Fights Back!
Description: This activity is designed to give students practice with the properties of special quadrilaterals (parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, squares, trapezoids, and kites). The students are provided with a "murder mystery" sheet with descriptions of each "suspect" and a "line-up" of twelve suspects (different quadrilaterals with their properties). The students must decide which suspect(s) from the line-up meets the description. The "guilty" quadrilateral will be discovered at the end of the activity.
Subject: Mathematics (3 - 5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Fly Away With Averages
Description: This is a hands-on lesson that allows students to gather their own data before finding the mean. This activity is the culminating activity of a mean, median and mode unit.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Our World is Like a Rainbow
Description: Americans continue to adapt to different ethnic and cultural groups who move into their communities. It is vital that children become aware of and appreciate cultural diversities in people. People move to different areas for reasons such as religion, climate, employment, economics, and for a better way of life.
Subject: Social Studies (7), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Personal Economics
Description: Students will be able to explain the various services available to protect consumer rights. They will develop a PowerPoint presentation in their student achievement teams which contains the required information along with a question section. This presentation will then be used in class for a review activity prior to testing.
Subject: Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages) (6 - 12), Technology Education (6 - 12)
Title: The Spanish Speaking World
Description: Students will research a Spanish-speaking Latin American country and make travel plans to the chosen country based on facts gathered through their research.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Open for Business
Description: This is an integrated lesson using word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software and the Internet. Each student will create the appropriate documents for operating a personal business: Letter (with designed letterhead) to perspective customer requesting a meeting for a presentation of services or products; database listing with proper fields for products and one for customer listings; invoice with company logo showing a sale with tax and shipping; a presentation to promote products or services. Students will search the Internet for actual prices, pictures, and documentation of products or service. They will have creative privileges for designs and logos.
Subject: Social Studies (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (5)
Title: Newscast on the Battles of the Ironclad Ships
Description: This lesson is on the ironclad ships and the battles that took place during the Civil War. Students will use the information from previous lessons to create a simulated newscast that takes place during an actual battle between ironclad ships.
Subject: Technology Education (K - 2), English Language Arts (2)
Title: Introduction to PowerPoint
Description: Second grade students will view a teacher-made digital slideshow. The teacher will then walk the students through the process of opening PowerPoint or other presentation software, picking a slide format and adding text.
Subject: Arts Education (9 - 12)
Title: The Voice……What does it consist of, and how does it work?
Description: Students will essentially take a tour of the human voice in this interactive lesson. They will learn the anatomy and physiology of the voice and also how vowel sounds are produced using two educational web sites. They will hear and analyze voices of various musical artists with different timbre and will analyze their own voice.
Subject: Arts Education (6 - 8)
Title: Illustrate a Song
Description: Many times when people think of art, they only think about the visual arts. Music is also an art form. Music has the ability to inspire us, change our mood, comfort us, and teach us. It is hard to imagine a day without any sort of music. Therefore, it is necessary that when teaching the arts, students also learn about the value of music as an art form.
Subject: Health Education (8 - 12), Physical Education (8 - 12)
Title: Sports: Get in the Game!
Description: In this lesson students will read several articles from the Internet and learn the benefits of participating in team sports.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12)
Title: Business Communication
Description: This lesson will help students learn about business communication.
Students will learn how to write various types of business letters and other communication.
Subject: English Language Arts (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Look at me!
Description: Students will write an autobiography and use pictures of themselves from past and present to illustrate it.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 4), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Welcome to our Classroom
Description: Students will create a classroom resource book for substitutes to help them feel more comfortable and familiar with faces and procedures in our classroom and school.
Subject: English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Nouns, Verbs, and Describing Words
Description: This language arts lesson uses technology to assess students' understanding of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Each student will use a digital camera to take a picture at school. He will then write a descriptive sentence about the picture using a word processor. Students will use a specified colored font to identify the nouns, verbs, and adjectives in the sentence.
Subject: Driver and Traffic Safety Education (10 - 12), Driver and Traffic Safety Education Course (10 - 12)
Title: What Does That Car Really Cost?
Description: In order for students to grasp the total cost of their dream car, students must be aware of the hidden costs of a vehicle. This lesson will teach students to shop for insurance and a deductible which fits their budget. Most young drivers seldom consider the cost of maintenance and annual registration. At the conclusion of this lesson students will realize that the total cost of a car involves more than a car payment.
Subject: English Language Arts (1), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Getting to Know You
Description: The students will go on an in-school scavenger hunt to get to know the many kinds of people that make up an elementary school community. They will work in small groups and use digital cameras to take pictures of the workers they find. By completing the scavenger hunt, the students will gain a better understanding of how we are all dependent on one another in a small community.
Subject: Social Studies (K), Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Martin Luther King, Jr. for Early Elementary
Description: This lesson is an adaptation of a lesson in Character Education Made Easy. It helps early elementary students (especially kindergartners) learn about the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr., why he is remembered, and the problems he worked to change.
Subject: Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Getting to Know You
Description: This lesson provides an introduction to presentation software for students and a way for the teacher and students to get to know each other at the beginning of school.
Subject: English Language Arts (2 - 3)
Title: Funny Sequence
Description: After a discussion and work on sequence, students will apply this knowledge to sequencing comic strips through group work.
Subject: Science (3 - 5)
Title: Learning the Three Layers
Description: This lesson will help students visualize the Earth's crust (lithosphere), mantle, and core. The students will work in groups to research and design a model of the Earth's layers. Some of the types of models include: computer, fruits such as peaches and apples, and Play-Doh.
Subject: Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Writing with Technology
Description: The students will use technology (portable keyboards) to write a narrative.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Using Technology in Teaching Reading
Description: Elementary students, while working on their basal reader story for the week, will use various forms of technology to increase comprehension and other reading skills.
(Other strategies may be substituted if some of the technology mentioned is not available.)
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5), English Language Arts (3 - 5)
Title: Water Cycle Animation (A lesson involving handheld computer/Palm Pilots)
Description: This technology-rich lesson involves students using handheld computers, such as Palm Pilots. Students will use the program "Sketchy" to create animation of the water cycle. Students will also use "Word to Go" to write a paragraph on the water cycle.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Symbols of Freedom
Description: This lesson is a technology-based social studies inquiry into patriotic symbols. Students will apply their research skills in an independent investigation of United States patriotic symbols. The students will incorporate their newly acquired knowledge into a digital slideshow presentation to be shared with their peers.
Subject: Science (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Amazing Adaptations - Probing Pinnipeds
Description: This is a technology rich, hands-on science experiment exploring the world of pinniped adaptations using a digital probe as a data collection device.
Subject: Business/Marketing Education (8 - 12), Mathematics (6), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Introduction to Spreadsheets
Description: Students will utilize Excel or other spreadsheet software to create both text and numerical valued columns to produce a Christmas or birthday wish list.
Subject: Arts Education (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Transformation Creations
Description: The students will use critical thinking skills and artistic abilities to "transform" an image into something completely different. The original images can be taken with a digital camera and printed out or cut from old magazines.
Subject: Social Studies (10)
Title: Learning About Colonial Life
Description: This is a group activity that allows students to use predictions to learn about the lifestyle of American colonists.
Subject: Social Studies (5)
Title: Learning About Our Government
Description: This lesson is designed to inform students about the organization of our nation's government. Students will be introduced to the three branches of American government and the responsibilities of each. They will discuss the requirements for becoming President and take a "virtual tour" of the White House. All of this is done through the use of a digital slideshow, which includes a direct link to the Internet for further study.
Subject: Arts Education (2), English Language Arts (2), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Monster Descriptions
Description: The class will participate in an Internet project called Monster Exchange. They will partner with another class to exchange directions on drawing a monster. They will then share the monsters drawn from the directions by posting them on the Monster Exchange website.
Subject: English Language Arts (7 - 8), Technology Education (6 - 8)
Title: Interactive Reading Project
Description: Students are motivated to read and learn to discuss literature by discussing books they are reading via e-mail.
Subject: Technical Education (9 - 12)
Title: Hair Design (Computer Simulation)
Description: Computer simulation allows students a realistic and risk-free way to experiment with different face shapes, skin tones, anatomical proportions, and hair texture and visualize how various hairstyles will appear on the client. Students gain communications skills along with useful computer skills.
Subject: Science (6)
Title: Planetary Cereal Project
Description: This is a project which would be appropriate to use at the end of a lesson about the solar system. Students will decorate an empty cereal box with information and games showing their comprehension of factual information about an assigned planet.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Explicit Phonics Lesson for -ew and -oo
Description: This lesson covers phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation. It can be used as an introduction or a follow up lesson.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12)
Title: We are Unique
Description: In a classroom guidance setting the counselor and students will discuss how their hands are similar and how they are different.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Social Studies (K), English Language Arts (1 - 2)
Title: President's Day for Special Education/Early Elementary
Description: This lesson helps special education/early elementary students learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and discuss how each demonstrated the character trait of honesty.
Subject: Science (5), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Mitosis: Divide to Survive
Description: This lesson includes a Power Point presentation that will guide the students through an investigation of mitosis, or cellular division. The lesson will review the basic functions and parts of animal and plant cells and then introduce the process of cellular mitosis and division. The lesson's graphics will stimulate student interest and deepen understanding.
Subject: Science (3), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: What Kind of Plant Is It?
Description: This lesson provides a fun way for students to learn to classify plants as vascular and nonvascular. Students will use drawing software to create pictures of vascular and nonvascular plants.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant - A comprehension lesson to teach text-to-self connections in reading
Description: This is a first grade reading comprehension lesson to teach students how to make text-to-self connections while reading.
Subject: English Language Arts (4), Technology Education (3 - 5)
Title: Story Add-Ons
Description: This is a technology-rich lesson plan which allows students to explore proper language conventions while utilizing portable keyboards for word processing.
Subject: Mathematics (3), English Language Arts (3)
Title: Inch by Inch
Description: In this lesson students will do a variety of learning activities while they meet many math, science, and language arts objectives. Students will measure items, analyze and record data, listen to instructions, and follow directions. They will also follow a recipe to make a creative dessert.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12), English Language Arts (9 - 12)
Title: Multimedia Presentation on Writing a Resume
Description: This lesson focuses on advanced skills in creating, presenting, and evaluating multimedia presentations.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12)
Title: Friendship is Fun!
Description: Students will explore the concept of friendship in order to promote class unity. Some of the areas to be included are characteristics of friends, differences of individuals, and examples of ways to be a good friend. The class will complete several technology-based projects based on friendship. The culminating activity for the unit is an activity involving parents.
Subject: Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: Web-Based Personality Survey Activity
Description: This is an activity for psychology classes. Students take a short version of the Myer-Briggs Personality Survey and then analyze their results. It is important to teach the students about personality and personality tests before using this activity.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Explicit Phonics Lesson for the "-ick" Word Family
Description: This lesson covers phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation. It can be used as an introduction or a follow up lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Explicit Phonics Lesson for the "-ar" sound
Description: This lesson covers phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation. It can be used as an introduction or a follow-up lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Explicit Phonics Lesson for "sh"
Description: This lesson covers phonemic awareness, decoding blending, spelling patterns, and dictation. It can be used as an introduction or a follow-up lesson.
Subject: Mathematics (1), English Language Arts (1)
Title: Pat Brisson's Benny's Pennies
Description: Students will listen to the book Benny's Pennies and demonstrate their ability to count pennies, understand proper sequence and rewrite a story.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Explicit Phonics Lesson for the -unk Sound
Description: This lesson covers phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation. It can be used as an introduction or a follow-up lesson.
Subject: English Language Arts (1)
Title: Compound Words
Description: Students will listen to the story Once There Was A Bull... (frog)
and identify the compound words in the story, then work with a partner to think of additional examples of compound words.
Subject: Information Literacy (K - 12), English Language Arts (4)
Title: Using an Almanac
Description: Students will work in groups to learn appropriate uses of an almanac and how to find information in it efficiently and effectively. Each group will be responsible for explaining the steps taken to complete the task. This lesson is best used with fourth and fifth grades.
Subject: Character Education (K - 12), Technology Education (K - 2)
Title: Respect
Description: During this lesson students will learn about being respectful. Through different stories, graphic organizers, and acting, students will gain a true understanding of respect. Students will demonstrate what they have learned by creating flyers to display around the school. Students will also have an opportunity to help create a multimedia presentation to illustrate being respectful.
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Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
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Description: Cuesheets are performing arts study guides published by the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO). Cuesheets are designed for teachers' use before and after attending
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Grade Span: 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - Human Relations, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Caddie Woodlawn
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Children of the Sun
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Thinkfinity Partner: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - Sociology, Social Studies - United States History, Social Studies - World History,
Title: Growing up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia
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Grade Span: 3, 4, 5, 6
Subject: Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Geography,
Title: Dylan Pritchett - Storyteller
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - Human Relations, Social Studies - United States Constitution, Social Studies - United States Government,
Title: The Color of Justice
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Anthropology, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Geri Keams: Coyote and Spider Woman and other Creation Stories
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Description: This Cuesheet, from ARTSEDGE, is designed for use before and after a storytelling performance of "Coyote and Spider Woman and Other Creation Stories" by Geri Keams, a Navajo storyteller. This Cuesheet includes student activities in analyzin
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - History, Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Limón Dance Company
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - Geography,
Title: Pearl
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Grade Span: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Pepito's Story (Student Cuesheet)
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Thinkfinity Partner: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3
Subject: Arts - History, Arts - Music, Arts - Popular Culture, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: What Is Jazz?
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Description: Considered to be America's leading spokesman for jazz, Dr. Billy Taylor illustrates some of the many characteristics of jazz. In this set of 12 cuesheets from the Kennedy Center, Dr. Taylor guides students in sharpening their listening skills in
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Anthropology, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Walking the Winds: American Tales
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - History, Arts - Music, Arts - Popular Culture, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: What is Jazz?
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Description: This Cuesheet, from ARTSEDGE, is designed for use before and after attending a performance of "What is Jazz?" In this Cuesheet, Dr. Billy Taylor illustrates some of the many characteristics of jazz. Cuesheets are performing arts study guide
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: From Story to Stage
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students demonstrate an understanding of the complete story of "Rigoletto." They learn to analyze the story and break it down into the simplest main points as they create a synopsis of
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - World History,
Title: Congo
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Description: This resource, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, presents information on the geography, climate, politics, recent history, and economy of the African country of Congo. Now in archived form, this resource provides relevant information
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - World History,
Title: Mozambique
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Description: This resource, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, presents information on the geography, climate, politics, history, and economy of the African country of Mozambique. Now in archived form, this resource provides relevant information th
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - World History,
Title: South Africa
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Description: This resource, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, presents information on the geography, climate, politics, recent history, and economy of the African country of South Africa. Now in archived form, this resource provides relevant infor
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - History, Arts - Music, Science - General Science, Science - Informal Education, Science - Physics,
Title: ArtsEdge Teaching Materials Cue Sheets
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Description: This page is a menu of available "cuesheets" designed by ARTSEDGE which relate to various music topics and styles.
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Grade Span: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - History, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - History, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Faustus in Africa
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Description: This resource, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, provides background information on the legend of Dr. Faustus, a man who supposedly spent all of his money and then made a pact with the devil so that he could continue his excessive lif
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Grade Span: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Illuminations: African Writers on the World Stage
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Description: Illuminations: African Writerson the World Stage celebrates the unique contributions of African writers to world culture. Internationally known African writers - living on the continent and throughout the Diaspora - read from their published works, p
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Grade Span: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - History, Arts - Music,
Title: Randy Weston and the Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco
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Description: This resource, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, presents information about Randy Weston, who has spent his career exploring the links between jazz and its antecedents. Users can also read a transcript of an online chat with Weston an
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Grade Span: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - History, Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Things Fall Apart: The Performance Studio Workshop of Nigeria
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Description: This resource, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, describes a stage production of Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," which is still regarded as the greatest African novel written. Achebe's story charts the slow de
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Grade Span: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - History, Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Visual Arts and Education Resources
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Description: This resource, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, offers a collection of links to visual arts and educational resources pertaining to African culture and history. Links to ARTSEDGE resources are presented, along with links to several o
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Architecture, Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Architecture and Nature
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Description: This is a creative approach to teaching the elements of architecture through the designing and constructing of model bird houses and the study of nesting birds. The teacher will introduce the lesson through class discussion of the elements of archite
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Grade Span: 8, 9
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Storytelling and the Arts
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Description: This introduction to storytelling, from ARTSEDGE's African Odyssey Interactive, examines why and how we tell stories. The discussion covers myths, legends, and folktales; plot and character development; different types of storytelling; and more.
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Computers in Art, Arts - Music, Arts - Visual Arts, Educational Technology - Integrating Technology into the Classroom, Educational Technology - Multimedia Education,
Title: Student Art Salute 2001
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Description: This resource, from ArtsEdge, is a collection of online presentations by the winners of the 2001 Student Art Salute Award. This award showcases innovative student projects that integrate the arts with technology-based resources in the K-12 classroom.
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Computers in Art, Arts - Technology, Arts - Visual Arts, Educational Technology - Integrating Technology into the Classroom, Educational Technology - Multimedia Education,
Title: Student Art Salute 1999
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Description: This resource, from ArtsEdge, is a collection of online presentations by the winners of the 1999 Student Art Salute Award. This award showcases innovative student projects that integrate the arts with technology-based resources in the K-12 classroom.
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Twelve Dancers: Writing a Letter
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Description: This student reproducible, from an ArtsEdge lesson, outlines a writing assignment in which students compare and contrast two stories. Students write a letter comparing the two Brothers Grimm folk tales. Click "Display Full Record" and see t
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Grade Span: 3, 4
Subject: Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Writing and Illustrating a Diamante Poem - Assessment Rubric
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Description: This assessment rubric accompanies the ArtsEdge lesson titled "Discovering Peace: Writing and Illustrating a Diamante Poem." In this lesson, students create and illustrate their own peace poem. This handout provides a guide for assessing
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Grade Span: 4, 5
Subject: Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Writing and Illustrating a Diamante Poem - Diamante Form
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Description: This printable student activity sheet accompanies the ArtsEdge lesson titled "Discovering Peace: Writing and Illustrating a Diamante Poem." In this lesson, students create and illustrate their own peace poem. This handout provides a form
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Grade Span: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Photography, Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Photography and the National Parks Service
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students examine the ways in which art has the power to influence government policy. Students learn that photography has had a social impact at various intersections with other historical events and movements. This less
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Mathematics - Arithmetic, Mathematics - Process Skills,
Title: Picture Perfect Facts
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students listen to word problems that illustrate the concepts of addition and subtraction, focusing on the words that represent the elements of the related number sentence. They compose a word problem based on a number senten
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Reliving History Through Slave Narratives
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students read narratives from former slaves that were recorded in the 1930's as part of the Federal Writers' Project. They then conduct research on slavery and tell a story based on their findings.
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Cultural Creation Myths
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore different cultures' supernatural explanations for human existence in three societies. They identify the common elements between the three stories then use these common elements to break into groups and w
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Science - Meteorology, Science - Physical Sciences,
Title: Who Has Seen the Wind?
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore characteristics of the wind through observation and discussion of several of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, and through poetry, pantomime, and painting. Students also learn
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: A Listening Doll
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students discuss the process of storytelling and listening to stories. They then create a listening doll in the tradition of the Native American storyteller dolls.
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Sculpting Famous Characters in Literature
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students create a clay portrait (either a bust or full figure) of their favorite character in literature. They choose a character from a reading in their literature class and/or from assigned reading.
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: A Character Life Box
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students work in pairs to create a "life box" for a character in the play "The Shakespeare Stealer." They collect five representative props or costume pieces and write a poem
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Mathematics - Geometry,
Title: Shaping Patterns and Dancing Shapes
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students verbally explain and then create with a stretch rope several geometric shapes (triangle, rectangle, square, and circle). The students also identify and create the missing shape in a set of patterns. After exploring w
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - Human Behavior, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Sing Me a Song About the USA
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students create a song that relates to a specific geographic area of the United States. This process helps them come to a better understanding of how music reflects traditions in various cultures, and how geography affects bo
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Mathematics - Number Sense,
Title: String 'Em Up
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students use beads to create a necklace. They are told that red beads represent odd numbers and blue beads represent even numbers. As the teacher calls out numbers, the students must put the correct color and number of beads
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Symbols and Overlays
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students choose a state and create a multi-leveled map booklet. They apply basic map skills and develop a sense of the state's shape by outlining the state and drawing overlays of the state's geographic regions, cou
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Mathematics - Measurement, Mathematics - Number Sense,
Title: Take a Walk Through My Day
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students practice how to tell time on an analog clock. They pantomime activities that they do in a typical day and have the class guess at what time the student does a particular activity, noting whether the activity is takin
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Tall Tales Today
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students are introduced to the genre of American tall tales. Students are exposed to several traditional tall tales then prompted to write an original tall tale set in contemporary America. The tall tale must address a curren
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Visual Arts, Science - Chemistry, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Wheel Thrown Wonders
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson explores pottery, including the significance of clay pieces to our understanding of various world cultures. After discussing the inherent qualities of clay--availability, malleability, and potential of permanency--the students ex
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Prairie Magic and Territory Folks
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson allows students to closely examine several aspects of the musical "Oklahoma!," Rodgers and Hammerstein's first Broadway collaborative effort. The interdisciplinary lesson touches on themes from the arts, language a
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Health - Aging, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Responsibilities and Privileges
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students express their understanding of the life cycle through a dramatic monologue. The monologue focuses on one stage of the life cycle, and is modeled after the "Ages of Man" solilo
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Dance, Physical Education - Rhythms and Dance, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Life of a Navajo Weaver
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces students to Native Americans and various aspects of Native American weavings. Emphasis is placed on Navajo loom weavings. Students explore various ways of relating the weaving pattern to dance movement. Students have t
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Science - Biology,
Title: How Do Cells Reproduce?
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, illustrates the process of mitosis, or cell division, in yeast. Students investigate the process of mitosis by observing yeast cells and comparing the growth of yeast cells in warm vs. cold water.
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Mathematics - Applied Mathematics, Mathematics - Patterns, Science - Biology,
Title: How Many Cells are Born in a Day?
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students attempt to predict the number of cells that result from a series of cell divisions. They then graph the results to represent their findings. Students use this investigation as a startin
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Science - Biology,
Title: What Is Inside a Cell?
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students gain an understanding of the components of a cell. They match definitions of organelles with the organelle name, research the organelle's form and function, and contribute to a cla
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - Psychology, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: The Memory Play in American Drama -- Part I
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Description: This lesson, one in a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, explores structural and technical devices of the "memory" play by focusing on a Tennessee Williams' masterpiece, "The Glass Menagerie." Students examine the concept of memo
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Music, Social Studies - Current Events/Issues, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - World History,
Title: "Aida" and Its Relevance to the World Today
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson uses the opera "Aida" and the history of the Middle East and Africa to open discussions about the current crisis in the Middle East. It provides a connection between music (opera), history, and current issues. Additiona
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Human Behavior,
Title: Today I Feel . . .
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students read and discuss books that talk about feelings. They tell a story about a time when they had a strong feeling and then something happened to change their mood. Students experiment with adding facial expressions, ges
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Physical Education - Motor/Movement Skills, Science - Meteorology, Science - Physical Sciences,
Title: Kaleidoscopic Cloud Dance
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, focuses on learning about weather and the atmosphere through dance. Students work through some introductory movement activities then create a dance that illustrates clouds. Click "Display Full
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: What a Character!
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students analyze how a character's personality traits, actions, and motives influence the plot of a story. Students also learn how storytellers use their face, body, and voice, as well as the five senses to enhance the t
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - History,
Title: When I Was Young
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students learn about how history has been preserved through oral storytelling. Students interview a family or community member to find out what life was like when they were young, and share this person's story with the c
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts,
Title: Acting Up, A Melodrama
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students practice some melodramatic movement. After reading the melodrama in "Little Women," students are divided into five groups and assigned an act to interpret. They expand the lin
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - United States History,
Title: The Candle and the Mirror
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, encourages students to examine author Louisa May Alcott as a pioneer, deeply dedicated to her family and to the ethical framework they represented. Alcott negotiated her way successfully through th
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Make a Wampum Belt
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the cultural and visual art traditions of coastal American Indian tribes. They discuss the Native American barter system of economics and explore wampum as a form of exchange. Students make a wampum
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Making a Rainstick
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the history of the musical instrument called a rainstick. They experience rain and create a poem about their feelings and thoughts in the rain. Next, they read a story involving rainsticks, derived
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Science - Physics,
Title: Alexander Calder, a Master of Balance
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the function and form of levers. They study parts of the lever and understand how to balance objects of various sizes and weights on a lever. Students gain a deeper understanding of the function of
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Twain: Icon and Iconoclast
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, asks students to examine samples of Twain's work in the context of pre- and post-Civil War America as a way of understanding the paradoxical themes and forms--of Romanticism, Realism, Idealism
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Twain: Steamboat's a-Comin'
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students examine the mystique of rivers as inspiration for creative expression. The lesson provides students with a glimpse of the powerful influence the Mississippi River and its environs had o
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Reviewing Good Playing Habits
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Description: This lesson, from ARTSEDGE, focuses on correcting poor habits that many orchestra students develop from practicing unsupervised over the summer. Students are made aware of adjustments they need to make by requiring them to write an essay contrasting
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Process Skills, Mathematics - Arithmetic, Mathematics - Number Sense, Mathematics - Patterns,
Title: Rhythm, Math, Rhythm
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Description: This lesson, from ARTSEDGE, explores the relationship between rhythm and math. Students are taught to subdivide when counting in order to be rhythmically accurate.
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Photography, Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Migrant Workers Through the Lens of Dorothea Lange
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students learn about migrant workers to better understand the environmental and social impact of the Great Depression. For example, students learn about the effects of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl on American farm
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Drawing from Observation
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students create images of their running shoes through observation-drawing. Students focus on the elements of line, tone, shape, texture, and color as well as on the principles of repetition, mov
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Footprint Collage
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students create prints of their shoes. Sharing their prints and using tissue paper and construction paper, students focus on the elements of line, tone, shape, texture, and color as well as on t
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Traveling Collage
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students use cutouts from magazines and catalogues to create a collage based on the theme of transportation. Students focus on the elements of line, tone, shape, texture, and color as well as on
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Mathematics - Number Sense,
Title: First Rhythmic Composition
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, introduces students to rhythm concepts, including the names and symbols associated with music notation. Students fill in a chart that outlines names and meanings of rhythmic musical symbols. They t
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music,
Title: Syncopated Duet
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students work in pairs to compose a duet that contains syncopated rhythm sequences. Each student researches a piece of music that they feel uses syncopation and then gives a persuasive speech to
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: A Simple Melody
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn the notes of the treble clef staff, play simple melodies, and complete a short melodic composition. They then create lyrics by using poetry with the same rhythm (beats) as the mus
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Set a Poem to Music
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students choose a favorite poem, set it to a rhythmic meter, and assign an original melody to the rhythm. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to the unit
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Harmonic Composition, An Essay
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students receive an introduction to jazz or the blues by reading and writing about a jazz or blues musician. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to the un
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Twelve-Bar Blues
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the history of blues music. They then compose a melody using a 12-bar blues chord progression. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Science - Earth science, Science - Geology, Social Studies - Geography,
Title: My Little Island
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the processes that lead to the formation of an island and study the impact that an island's geographic and geologic history has on the culture of the people who live there. Students divide into
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: A World of Myths
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore how myths help to explain nature and science. Students read, discuss, and respond in writing to a variety of myths. They then create a graphic representation of one of those myt
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Elements of Myths
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students read and explore several myths, identifying the elements of this literary form. They then act out a myth in groups. As individuals, they write a scientific, research-based report and a
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Writing Myths
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore the way myths help explain nature and science. Students read a Native American myth entitled "Giants and Mosquitoes" then analyze the myth and relate it to other creat
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Dance, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Native American Chants and Movement
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Description: This lesson, from ARTSEDGE, challenges students to create expressive movements inspired by traditional Native American chants and poetry. Background information on Native American tribes and their music and oral traditions precedes the reading of the
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Composing for "The Nightingale"
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, explores the power of music to personify a character. Students explore composer David Maddox's music from "The Nightingale." Then, as a class, students create an original composition
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Process Skills, Language Arts - Journalism, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Listen to the Nightingale
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn music vocabulary and use it to assess David Maddox's music from "The Nightingale" (a Kennedy Center production). Students then write an article for a newspaper colu
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Music as a Storyteller
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the ability of music to convey elements of storytelling, such as plot, tone, and characterization. Students participate in an interactive listening activity, responding to m
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Architecture, Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Urban Studies,
Title: Community Buildings
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, explores buildings of all kinds and their importance in creating a sense of community. Students take a neighborhood tour, identifying the functions of the buildings within it. Specific attention is
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Architecture, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - History, Social Studies - Human Behavior, Social Studies - Urban Studies,
Title: Moving 1,000 Miles
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, uses the book "Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It) Going to Move" to explore the unique aspects of cities. Students research the architecture, landmarks, climate, histor
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Human Relations,
Title: Wanted: A New Friend
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Description: This lesson. one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, uses the book "Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move" to explore self-portraiture. Students respond to a fictional want ad from Alexander, who is moving to
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Physical Education - Rhythms and Dance, Social Studies - Human Behavior,
Title: Boys Can Dance
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, reinforces the idea that dancing is a beneficial activity for both men and women. Students compare the benefits of dance training and sports then watch video clips of famous male dancers. The lesso
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Music, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Doggie Dance
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, focuses on the process of writing lyrics and choreographing movement to reflect a character's mood, feeling, or perspective. Students explore the movement phrases and sounds used in the song,
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - Economics,
Title: Walk in My Shoes
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, uses the story "The Brothers of the Knight" to explore materials, shoe design, and advertising. Students are given a problem: they need to find shoes that won't wear out. Students cr
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Why Dance?
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students identify reasons why people dance. Centers are set up to research various kinds of dance. After exploring three centers, students create a dance, a poem, a report, or a collage to expla
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Process Skills, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Characterization in Literature
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore various methods authors use to create effective characters. Students consider what makes a character believable and create their own characterizations. They also write a short script using the characters they
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History, Social Studies - Urban Studies,
Title: Capturing History
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students study the political and economic reasons for the African-American migration to Northern cities between the World Wars. They discover the similarities and/or differences of life experien
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Process Skills, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Lift Every Voice and Sing
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, explores the origins of "The Black National Anthem," which was originally a poem by James Weldon Johnson entitled "Lift Every Voice and Sing." By analyzing the poem's figur
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Whole Language, Social Studies - Civics, Social Studies - Sociology, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Organizations that Create Change
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore the function of organizations in our society. By studying various civil rights organizations and their accomplishments, students learn how groups of individuals can effect socia
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Journalism, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - United States History,
Title: "The Brownies' Book," Past and Present
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, has students study the history of "The Brownies' Book," a children's magazine published by the NAACP from 1920 to 1921. Students explore the magazine's role in the civil ri
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Human Behavior, Social Studies - Human Relations,
Title: The Many Colors of Individuals
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students focus on the effects of placing labels on other people. They consider in particular how words, which can unite and bring people together, can also be used negatively to drive people apart or to keep them from knowing
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Listening Comprehension, Language Arts - Process Skills, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Comparing Tales through Performance
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students identify the similarities and differences between a traditional and a contemporary version of "The Three Little Pigs." Students act out scenes from each of the stories and are assessed based on how well the
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Process Skills,
Title: Composing with Solfege
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students create original compositions using the solfege syllables as Maria from "The Sound of Music" did with the song, "Do-Re-Mi." They identify the syllables: Do, Re, Mi, F
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - History, Language Arts - Vocabulary, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: America, A Home for Every Culture
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore how various cultures have contributed to making the United States the unique and diverse country that it is today. They express their understanding of the value of diversity by
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - Human Behavior, Social Studies - Sociology, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Immigrant Contributions to America
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students study the contributions of immigrants to the United States by exploring why people came to the United States and how their contributions have affected the political, medical, scientific
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - Human Behavior, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Immigrating to America
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about what it was like for new immigrants to come through Ellis Island at the turn of the century. Through first-hand accounts, students discover where the immigrants were from, t
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Photography, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Reading, Social Studies - Sociology, Social Studies - United States History, Social Studies - Urban Studies,
Title: Understanding Tenement Life
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore what daily life was like for the millions of poor Irish, German, Jewish, and Italian immigrants living in tenement apartments at the turn of the century. They compare and contra
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Listening Comprehension, Language Arts - Process Skills,
Title: Creating a Wall Story
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students create a wall story as a means of retelling a story. After hearing a picture book read aloud, students sketch their favorite part of the story. The pictures are shared with and sequence
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Russian Folktales
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students are introduced to the genre of folktales and study several Russian folktales. They read the tales out loud and fill in a chart about each one, then analyze the charts, answering questions about the folktales' se
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Pioneer America: Pioneer Living
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about what life was like for early American pioneers. After reading about pioneers in Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie," students conduct indepen
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Pioneer America: Legendary Westerners
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students study legendary westerners during the period of westward expansion in U.S. history. Students research, in pairs, one legendary westerner. Each student pair scripts a television intervie
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Navajo Weaving
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore various aspects of Native American cultures and Navajo weavings through teacher-guided reading and discussion of "Ten Little Rabbits," dance, and hands-on activities. Using the patterns on the Navaj
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - World History,
Title: "South Pacific" -- War Stories
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Michener, whose "South Pacific" was greatly influenced by the people he encountered during his final assignment in World War II. Students investigate
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Film, Arts - Music, Philosophy - Aesthetics,
Title: "The King and I" and the Source of Emotions
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the use of music in dramatic productions to produce or to demonstrate emotions. Students listen to the "Overture" of the musical "The King and I" by Rodgers and Hammerstein and identify th
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - History, Language Arts - Reading, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: What Is a Surrey?
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson explores the magic of the vocabulary used by Oscar Hammerstein in his lyrics. Students "translate" the lyrics of the song "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," from the musical "Oklahoma!." They deter
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Physical Education - Motor/Movement Skills,
Title: Moving Tales
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Description: This lesson, one of a multipart unit from ARTSEDGE, students practice using their bodies to communicate through movement, improvisation, and pantomime games. Groups then read an assigned Grimm Brothers' fairy tale and interpret it through moveme
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - Geography,
Title: Searching for Cinderella
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson studies Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's use of the Brothers Grimm version of "Cinderella" (called "Ashenputtel") in their musical, "Into the Woods, Junior." Students are given a list of clue
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Geography,
Title: Learning about Maps and Colors
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students develop basic geography skills by reading neighborhood maps. They discover how to interpret map symbols and identify the specific colors used for each. They learn to identify primary an
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - History, Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Vocabulary,
Title: Let 's Talk About Painting
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces young students to the elements of the arts and teaches them to use appropriate vocabulary when discussing paintings. Further, the students experience the process of creating paintings in various different styles.
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Twelve Dancers
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students study the musical "Brothers of the Knight" and a Grimm Brothers' folktale called "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" and act out four main events in each of the tal
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Pioneer America: Journey West
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the early pioneers in America and their motivations for moving West. They discover what life was like for these explorers and list items necessary for westward travel during
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts,
Title: The Life of Maria von Trapp: Selecting a Musical Accompaniment
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Description: During this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students select music to accompany a monologue they have previously written for the character of Maria von Trapp from "The Sound of Music." They learn to make connections between t
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Fiction, Creating Characters
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore characterization as an element of fiction. They learn how authors use characterization, dialogue, and point of view to reveal a character. They then experiment with constructing
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Fiction, Plotting the Story
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore plot as an element of fiction. They investigate how details and events are selected and arranged to contribute to the outcome of a story. Click "Display Full Record" a
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Fiction, Setting the Story
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore how to use the elements of fiction to enhance and develop their writing. Students learn how authors manipulate time and space, mood, and spatial order in descriptions of setting
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Story Telling, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: A Variety of Unwise Characters
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the common elements of folktales and tall tales while learning how these tales built the spirit of American people. Students identify the tall tale elements then interpret folktale characters by reading a Pue
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Elements of Folktales
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the common elements of folktales and tall tales while learning how these tales built the spirit of American people. Students read traditional folktales and view filmed versions of those stories. They discuss
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Exploring American Tall Tales
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the common elements of folktales and tall tales while learning how these tales built the spirit of American people. Students write responses to these tales, including a composition in the form of a monologue
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Writing Folktales
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the common elements of folktales and tall tales, while learning how these tales built the spirit of the American people. Students identify tall tale elements, write an original folktale using the writing proc
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: What Does This Song Really Say?
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students listen to, sing, and read the lyrics to various African-American spirituals. They discuss the coded messages in the songs and the purpose of these codes. They then write original coded
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Greek Mythology: Cultures and Art
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students improve their ability to analyze, reorganize, critique, and create by creating and painting mythological characters. Students also gain insight into Greek culture through the exploration of Greek mythology.
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Harlem Renaissance: A Living Museum
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students learn about the places and people that figured prominently in the Harlem Renaissance. Students research the lives of famous African-Americans of the Harlem Renaissance era. They write short monologues in the voice of
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Music, Arts - Visual Arts, Physical Education - Rhythms and Dance, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Musical Harlem
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn to identify musical styles and musicians associated with Harlem, focusing on jazz. They learn about the special role of music in Harlem as a unifier of community and culture. Stud
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Portrait of Place, Portrait of a Family
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about portraying places and life stories through text and performance. Through the practice of oral histories and written memoirs, the students are given the opportunity to reflec
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Theater Arts, Physical Education - Motor/Movement Skills, Social Studies - United States History, Social Studies - Urban Studies,
Title: Street Games
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students experience street games of Harlem by learning about and playing established games, such as stickball, kick the can, and tag, as well as hand games, chant-and-response activities, and ro
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Geography, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: The Great Migration
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the migration of African Americans to Harlem, beginning with the original migration of blacks to North America. Students explore paintings by Jacob Lawrence to understand th
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - Civics, Social Studies - History, Social Studies - State History,
Title: Historical Figure: A Monologue
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students choose a famous person who was born in their state, research the person's contributions to history, write a monologue, and perform their monologue with a costume and/or a prop. They demonstrate the ability to ex
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Mathematics - Applied Mathematics, Social Studies - History,
Title: Songs from the Past
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore historical songs and analyze lyrics in order to learn about historical times and happenings. Students are introduced to composers and their music as they explore these historical events. Finally, they survey
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Music, Language Arts - Reading, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - Civics, Social Studies - Sociology,
Title: Utopian Visions
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students are introduced to the idea of a "utopia"--an idealized society. Students read Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" and examine the concepts behind his vision of an ideal society. Students then contrast
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Music,
Title: Vivaldi, The Music
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students become familiar with musical terms that express dynamics. They hear instruments from the string family, and should be able to identify those instruments by sight and sound. Students also discuss tempi and recognize I
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - World History,
Title: Uncivil Civilization in "The Hairy Ape"
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, explores the ways Eugene O'Neill's play "The Hairy Ape" portrays a world in which spiritual, communal, and behavioral values of the past have been displaced by the lure of techn
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Mathematics - Applied Mathematics, Mathematics - Arithmetic,
Title: What a Crafty Idea!
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students are introduced to the concept of "junk art" or "found art." They are tasked with creating an original piece of artwork from a combination of found/recycled materials and "purchased" mate
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Listening Comprehension,
Title: An Owl in the Woods
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson revolves around the story "Owl Moon," beautifully told by author Jane Yolen and lavishly illustrated by John Schoenherr. The story describes a young child's adventure on a snowy winter evening searching for owls. T
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: A Way with Words or Say What?
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students use drawing and pantomime to identify and analyze some of Shakespeare's phrases. They then write a story using the newly-identified words, lines, and phrases. Click "Display F
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Process Skills, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Playing with Puns
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students compare the puns and word play in selected scenes of the plays, "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood and "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. Students r
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Fractured Families in American Drama
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore the complicated dynamics of families and how they have served as a continual source of examination for American playwrights. "A Streetcar Named Desire," by Tennessee W
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Cherokee Traditional Tales: Lloyd Arneach
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Description: This Cuesheet, from ARTSEDGE, is designed to help teachers prepare students to see a performance of "Cherokee Traditional Tales." There is an overview of the performance, a variety of classroom activities, and more. Cuesheets are performing
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Hope, Faith, Freedom: Music of the Civil Rights Movement
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Description: This Cuesheet, from ARTSEDGE, is designed to help students prepare for and enjoy the performance of Marlena Smalls and the Hallelujah Singers. There is background information about this singing group and the ties to the civil rights movement. Cueshee
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Dance, Social Studies - Geography,
Title: Step Afrika!
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Description: This Cuesheet, from ARTSEDGE, is designed to help teachers prepare students for the performance of "Step Afrika!" In the return of this unique collaboration between young U.S. and European artists and South Africa's Soweto Dance Theatr
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Drama/Dramatics, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Zora
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Description: This Cuesheet, from ARTSEDGE, is designed to help students enjoy a performance of "Zora." A sassy young girl from Eatonville, Florida, Zora Neale Hurston grows up to become a passionate African American woman and talented author who sweeps
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Story Telling, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: What Blame to Us if the Heart Live On
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, focuses on various ways the content of selections of William Faulkner's prose and Tennessee Williams' one-act plays illuminate aspects of the psychological climate of the South following
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Architecture, Arts - Visual Arts, Mathematics - Applied Mathematics,
Title: Architectural Clues
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students identify meaning in visual form, understanding that there is visual as well as verbal language. Students discover some of the conventional arrangements of visual form that have meaning within our culture and so
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Foreign Language - Bilingualism, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Animal Spirit and Powers (Nahuales)
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Description: This lesson, from ARTSEDGE, teaches basic elements of poetic verse in Spanish and English (sensory use, imagery, stanza, poetic line). A variety of Spanish and English poems are read and discussed to help students garner ideas for using sensory image
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Reading,
Title: Reading a Fable
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students recognize the fable as a literary form. They apply literal, interpretative, and critical thinking skills to fables; write an opinion about a fable; recognize personification; and explai
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Writing an Original Fable
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students write original fables using the stages of the writing process. Then in small groups, they perform their fables as skits. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Reading,
Title: Creating Comic Strips
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson looks at the way, as a society, we communicate information/ideas through various mediums (words, symbols, illustrations, etc). When analyzing comic strips, students notice that each has a different style, point of view, setting,
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Physical Education - Motor/Movement Skills,
Title: Elements of Dance
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students explore and discover the elements of dance by demonstrating various simple movements. This exercise helps the teacher assess the students' level of experience and ability with respect to dance. Students cr
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - World History,
Title: Explorers' Experience
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students discuss the concept of exploration. They research a world explorer and prepare maps of the routes traveled. They then create a papier-mache map to represent the explorer's journey.
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature,
Title: Comparing and Contrasting Fables
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students apply literal, interpretive, and critical thinking skills to two versions of a fable. They then draw a cartoon to illustrate the moral of one of the fables they read. Click "Displa
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Elements of Fables
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students are introduced to fables and learn to identify the major elements of the genre. They also learn and practice the oral tradition of telling fables. Click "Display Full Record"
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Science - Botany,
Title: Trees in Art and Nature
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about trees, comparing those depicted in Van Gogh's paintings to those found in nature. Leaf rubbings are created as a final activity. Click "Display Full Record" a
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Grade Span: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Reading Aloud,
Title: One Story, Many Tales
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Description: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, entry level ESL students practice their reading, writing, oral, and technology skills through the study of various literary and fine arts versions of Cinderella. Students write and draw music responses to Cinderella fol
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Media Awareness, Lesson 1
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students use their favorite items (games, CDs, etc) to explore advertising concepts and target audiences. Using an advertisement for a kid-oriented product, students discuss what appeals to them
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Media Awareness, Lesson 2
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students bring advertisements from home to discuss purpose, target audience, and value of advertising. Students then begin to add details, such as text and symbols, and color to their hand-drawn
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Media Awareness, Lesson 3
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Description: In lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students complete advertisements they began in the first lesson. They then work in teams to create development and marketing strategies for a new kids product. Click "Display Full Record" a
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Whole Language, Science - General Science,
Title: String Instruments and Pitch
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, introduces students to the instruments of the string family. Students learn the types and parts of string instruments and then create their own "string" instrument. Students make predicti
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Process Skills, Science - General Science,
Title: Brass Instruments and Pitch
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, provides students with an opportunity to create a "brass" instrument. They make predictions and explore how pitch changes based on the length of the air pipe. Click "Display Full Rec
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Process Skills, Science - General Science,
Title: Woodwind Instruments and Pitch
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, provides students with an opportunity to create a "woodwind" instrument. Students make predictions and explore how pitch changes based on the length of the air pipe. Click "Display F
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Process Skills, Science - General Science,
Title: Percussion Instruments and Pitch
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, provides students with an opportunity to create percussion instruments. Students make predictions and explore how pitch changes based on the materials used in instrument construction. Click "D
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Visual Arts, Educational Technology - Integrating Technology into the Classroom, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Pottery with Artist Kerry Moosman
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, introduces students to the age-old techniques used in constructing and decorating a burnished coil pot. Using Idaho artist Kerry Moosman's "#4 Untitled"--a burnished terra cotta coil
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Popular Culture, Arts - Process Skills, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Swing Your Partner!
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students are introduced to the American dance style called barn dancing or square dancing. Students study CDs and videos of square dancing and learn, practice, and perform a square dance. They t
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Process Skills, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Moccasins Are Made for Dancing
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students read either of Tomie DePaola's versions of two Native American legends: "The Legend of the Bluebonnet" or "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush." After learning
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - History, Language Arts - Process Skills,
Title: Tappin' to My Tune
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Description: In this lesson, one of a mutli-part unit form ARTSEDGE, students study videos and films of such famous tap dancers as Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Students study the historical origins of tap dancing and learn
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Mathematics - Geometry,
Title: A Tribute to Miró
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students create a modern artist's painting in the style of Spanish artist Joan Miró (1893-1983). Students explore how horizontal, vertical and curved lines can be combined with basic geometric and natural shapes to creat
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Process Skills, Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Japanese Americans and WW II
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students learn about the experiences of Japanese Americans who were relocated from their homes to detainment camps during World War II. By studying and learning to analyze photographs and texts that document the period, in co
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - World History,
Title: Children of War
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson explores the realities and effects of war on children by examining diaries, journals, and letters written by children during times of war. Through class discussion and studying various texts of actual events, students examine the
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Process Skills, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Science - Oceanography,
Title: Oceans: A Fact Haiku
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson uses the ocean to teach students about a form of Japanese poetry. After learning and hearing haiku, students listen to the sounds of the ocean to inspire them in writing their own haiku.
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Dance, Language Arts - Story Telling,
Title: Telling a Story through Dance
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces students to the concept of emotionally and physically telling a story through dance and pantomime. Students learn that in ballet the dancer is trained to act out the story/character with movement instead of words.
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Writing (composition), Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Giving Voice to History
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students come to understand a somber period in American history. During World War II the U.S. government ordered more than 120,000 Japanese Americans to detainment camps--the only reason given: being Japanese American. Drawin
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Process Skills,
Title: Sondheim: Voice of Cultural Change
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, explores Stephen Sondheim's contributions to musical theatre in the context of the dramatic cultural shift that occurred in American life in the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The activities ar
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Bibbidi Bobbidi Tunes
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson explores the contrasting styles of the song "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" from the Disney movie "Cinderella" and a version written and recorded in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. Students compare and contrast the
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Social Studies - Anthropology,
Title: Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting
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Description: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students experience the art and culture of Chinese calligraphy and Chinese ink painting through watercolor painting and Chinese instrumental folk music. They learn basic calligraphy strokes for the creation of Chinese writing
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Tennessee Williams Explored
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Description: ARTSEDGE presents this Spotlight feature on Tennessee Williams. In the years since his first play premiered, Williams' characters have become fixtures in the American consciousness. Indeed few playwrights have created so many seminal characters.
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Language Arts - Process Skills, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Southern Puritanism and Tennessee Williams
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, examines the influence of Puritanism on the development of modern American drama by focusing on narrative, theme, and characterization in selected works by Tennessee Williams. Even though Puritanis
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - History, Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: History of Modern American Drama
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Description: This student reproducible, from an ARTSEDGE lesson, provides a brief history of the development of modern American drama. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to the lesson this reproducible supports.
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Vocabulary, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Southern Puritanism and Tennessee Williams: Vocabulary
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Description: This student reproducible, from an ARTSEDGE lesson, provides a list of terms related to modern American theatrical works and the period in which they were written. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to the les
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Arthur Miller and "The Crucible"
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, examines the consequences of personal conscience in conflict with rigid societal perceptions of what is "right" in human behavior as articulated in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Vocabulary, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Arthur Miller and "The Crucible": Vocabulary
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Description: This student reproducible, from an ARTSEDGE lesson, provides a list of terms related to Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and the period in which it was written. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Literature, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Biographical Information of Arthur Miller
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Description: This student reproducible, from an ARTSEDGE lesson, provides a study of the life and works of Arthur Miller. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to the lesson this reproducible supports.
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts, Language Arts - Process Skills, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Light in the Storm Unit
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Description: This unit of five lessons, from ARTSDEGE, is based on "A Light In the Storm," one in a series of books about America and American history published by Scholastic. The story, which takes place during the Civil War, allows students to study d
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: A Suitable Job for a Woman
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students identify the model for the character Amelia Martin by discovering information about four women: Abbie Burgess, Louisa May Alcott, Ida Lewis, and Clara Barton. Students improvise the cha
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Language Arts - Process Skills, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Civil War Music
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students use the Internet as a resource to compare and contrast Civil War songs of the North and the South. They identify songs as rallying songs, recruiting songs, popular entertainment songs,
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Civil War Music Quiz
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Description: This student reproducible, from an ARTSEDGE lesson, presents a true or false quiz about Civil War music. Click "Display Full Record" and see the Relation field for a link to the lesson this reproducible supports.
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: Historical Timeline
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students create a historical timeline and an important personal event timeline. They write to inform about events represented on the timeline, and compare events in the book "A Light in the
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Patterns of a Lighthouse
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from the ARTSEDGE, students work in teams to design the Fenwick Island Lighthouse using visual, sound, and light patterns. The teams present their designs to the class, and the class then assesses the presenta
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - Theater Arts, Arts - Visual Arts,
Title: Structures on a Light Station
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students identify structures needed for a lighthouse station. Groups of students create structures at a lighthouse station with their bodies. In pairs, they then create structures found at the F
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Dance, Arts - History, Physical Education - Rhythms and Dance, Social Studies - United States History,
Title: The Charleston
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Description: This ARTSEDGE lesson provides an introduction to the Charleston, a popular American dance in the 1920s. The Charleston emphasized coordination of both fine and gross motor skills within the melodic structure of American ragtime jazz. In this lesson,
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Grade Span: kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4
Subject: Arts - Visual Arts, Foreign Language - Bilingualism, Foreign Language - Cultural Awareness, Social Studies - World History,
Title: Five Artists of the Mexican Revolution
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Description: In this ARTESEDGE lesson, students research the major events and personalities in the Mexican Revolution, and explore how these people and events influenced the art being created at that time in Mexico. Using the guided directives, students learn abo
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Grade Span: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject: Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Fairy Tale Variations
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Description: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, is based on the musical "Into the Woods, Jr.," in which Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine have combined several familiar fairy tale characters and their stories. "The Frog Prince
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Grade Span: 5, 6, 7, 8
Subject: Arts - Music, Arts - Theater Arts, Language Arts - Writing (composition),
Title: Freeze Frame
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Description: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students compa |
